diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/netkvm_in_use.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/netkvm_in_use.cfg
index 4206705068a892beeff7d0255784663ab3715ce6..cd48c8094179daea0f75e48b5b8cc7484470872d 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/netkvm_in_use.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/netkvm_in_use.cfg
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@
             run_dhclient = no
             pci_num = 1
             repeat_times = 100
+            wait_secs_for_hook_up = 3
diff --git a/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug.py b/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug.py
index 945d6e5dcb1f8cdd3c49a9ae8a07e1c202c4a3ca..4d1c6c171f37e0a9209b01b6c4edf26b46f4ddfa 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def run(test, params, env):
                 raise error.TestFail("No new PCI device shown after executing "
                                      "monitor command: 'info pci'")
 
-            secs = int(params.get("wait_secs_for_hook_up"))
+            secs = int(params.get("wait_secs_for_hook_up", 3))
             if not utils_misc.wait_for(_new_shown, test_timeout, secs, 3):
                 raise error.TestFail("No new device shown in output of command "
                                      "executed inside the guest: %s" %
diff --git a/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug_check.py b/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug_check.py
index b438b6ac6dc9ffd0a96523dc58e38e74e1b6b6f1..557068ef55767f554d070ff8605318aa636acfc2 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug_check.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/pci_hotplug_check.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def run(test, params, env):
                 raise error.TestFail("No new PCI device shown after "
                                      "executing monitor command: 'info pci'")
 
-            secs = int(params.get("wait_secs_for_hook_up"))
+            secs = int(params.get("wait_secs_for_hook_up", 3))
             if not utils_misc.wait_for(_new_shown, test_timeout, secs, 3):
                 raise error.TestFail("No new device shown in output of" +
                                      "command executed inside the " +