diff --git a/qemu/tests/pci_devices.py b/qemu/tests/pci_devices.py
index 46e75fc025e5612d18983e9733206b7f79b9d174..1eed0e4d9b5c0d5e31dfe3943702a6df7a9a2bcd 100755
--- a/qemu/tests/pci_devices.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/pci_devices.py
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ def run(test, params, env):
     env_process.preprocess_vm(test, params, env, params["main_vm"])
     vm = env.get_vm(params["main_vm"])
     qdev = vm.make_create_command()    # parse params into qdev
+    if isinstance(qdev, tuple):
+        qdev = qdev[0]
 
     error.context("Getting main PCI bus info")