diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index a87b9741ab1ff024f22f068a7da8b4267c37a4b3..f274f8175b409946ca27eaab5daf8ce61bbe0423 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ qemuInitPCIAddresses(struct qemud_driver *driver,
 static int qemudNextFreeVNCPort(struct qemud_driver *driver ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {
     int i;
 
-    for (i = 5900 ; i < 6000 ; i++) {
+    for (i = 5900 ; i < 65535 ; i++) {
         int fd;
         int reuse = 1;
         struct sockaddr_in addr;