diff --git a/tests/cputest.c b/tests/cputest.c
index 3682101597fd20a14ec335a79a2818bf3811b875..f68a3ec8f17c24e8be37758b1d298d1137ce3cac 100644
--- a/tests/cputest.c
+++ b/tests/cputest.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host", "guest", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_SUPERSET);
     DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host", "pentium3-amd", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_INCOMPATIBLE);
     DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host-amd", "pentium3-amd", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_SUPERSET);
-    DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host-worse", "nehalem-force", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_IDENTICAL);
+    DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host-worse", "penryn-force", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_IDENTICAL);
     DO_TEST_COMPARE("x86", "host-SandyBridge", "exact-force-Haswell", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_IDENTICAL);
 
     DO_TEST_COMPARE("ppc64", "host", "guest-strict", VIR_CPU_COMPARE_IDENTICAL);
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host-better", "pentium3", NULL, "core2duo", 0);
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host-worse", "guest", NULL, NULL, 0);
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "strict-force-extra", NULL, NULL, 0);
-    DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "nehalem-force", NULL, NULL, 0);
+    DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "penryn-force", NULL, NULL, 0);
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "guest", model486, NULL, 0);
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "guest", models, NULL, 0);
     DO_TEST_GUESTDATA("x86", "host", "guest", models, "Penryn", 0);
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86-host+nehalem-force-result.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86-host+penryn-force-result.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/cputestdata/x86-host+nehalem-force-result.xml
rename to tests/cputestdata/x86-host+penryn-force-result.xml
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86-nehalem-force.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86-penryn-force.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/cputestdata/x86-nehalem-force.xml
rename to tests/cputestdata/x86-penryn-force.xml