diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/multi_nics_stress.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/multi_nics_stress.cfg
index 561fbaf87a3a1383248544ac3a71b1384fc51739..949e9030941552ebb31baafc13424d55d3a05ea6 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/multi_nics_stress.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/multi_nics_stress.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     hostpassword = redhat
     # nic1 is for control, nic2 is for data connection
     vms = "vm1 vm2 vm3 vm4 vm5"
-    netperf_client = ${main_vm}
+    netperf_client = vm1
     netperf_server = "vm2 vm3 vm4 vm5"
     nics_vm1 = 'nic1 nic2 nic3 nic4'
     test_protocols = "TCP_STREAM TCP_MAERTS TCP_SENDFILE UDP_STREAM TCP_RR TCP_CRR UDP_RR"