diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index db8a031e34..32bce4ec79 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ Patches have also been contributed by:
   Dmitry Guryanov      <dguryanov@parallels.com>
   William Jon McCann   <william.jon.mccann@gmail.com>
   David Weber          <wb@munzinger.de>
+  Marti Raudsepp       <marti@juffo.org>
 
   [....send patches to get your name here....]
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 1a240fb054..9ca76418ce 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -4184,10 +4184,22 @@ qemuBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         break;
     }
 
-    cmd = virCommandNewArgList(emulator, "-S", NULL);
+    cmd = virCommandNew(emulator);
 
     virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(cmd);
 
+    if (qemuCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_NAME)) {
+        virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-name");
+        if (driver->setProcessName &&
+            qemuCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_NAME_PROCESS)) {
+            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s,process=qemu:%s",
+                                   def->name, def->name);
+        } else {
+            virCommandAddArg(cmd, def->name);
+        }
+    }
+    virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-S"); /* freeze CPU */
+
     /* This should *never* be NULL, since we always provide
      * a machine in the capabilities data for QEMU. So this
      * check is just here as a safety in case the unexpected
@@ -4261,16 +4273,6 @@ qemuBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         if (qemuBuildNumaArgStr(def, cmd) < 0)
             goto error;
 
-    if (qemuCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_NAME)) {
-        virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-name");
-        if (driver->setProcessName &&
-            qemuCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_NAME_PROCESS)) {
-            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s,process=qemu:%s",
-                                   def->name, def->name);
-        } else {
-            virCommandAddArg(cmd, def->name);
-        }
-    }
     if (qemuCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_UUID))
         virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "-uuid", uuid, NULL);
     if (def->virtType == VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_XEN ||
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args
index a37d96ac90..a94e7693ed 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkdeviotune.args
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -nodefaults \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0,cache=off,\
 bps=5000,iops=6000 -device \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune-device.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune-device.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune-device.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune-device.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-blkiotune.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-cputune.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-cputune.args
index c41cec08b1..4b8e2cdd69 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-cputune.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-cputune.args
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 2 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 2 -nographic \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-encrypted-disk.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-encrypted-disk.args
index 022f6ad34e..35597642bc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-encrypted-disk.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-encrypted-disk.args
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LC_ALL=C PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin HOME=/root USER=root LOGNAME=root \
-/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -name \
-encryptdisk -uuid 496898a6-e6ff-f7c8-5dc2-3cf410945ee9 -nographic -nodefconfig \
--nodefaults -chardev socket,id=monitor,\
+/usr/bin/qemu -name encryptdisk -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 \
+-smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 496898a6-e6ff-f7c8-5dc2-3cf410945ee9 \
+-nographic -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=monitor,\
 path=//var/lib/libvirt/qemu/encryptdisk.monitor,server,nowait -mon \
 chardev=monitor,mode=readline -rtc base=utc -no-acpi -boot c -drive \
 file=/storage/guest_disks/encryptdisk,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,boot=on,\
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memtune.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memtune.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memtune.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memtune.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-metadata.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-metadata.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-metadata.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-metadata.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-minimal.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-minimal.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-minimal.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-minimal.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-misc-uuid.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-misc-uuid.args
index fd31359084..7c5a0ab8eb 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-misc-uuid.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-misc-uuid.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 \
+-uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -boot c -hda \
 /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-baselabel.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-baselabel.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-baselabel.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-baselabel.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-override.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-override.args
index 8f78dcf6a9..e6d1b4228f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-override.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic-override.args
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 \
 -hdb /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-dynamic.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-none.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-none.args
index 651793da96..8a3216de86 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-none.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-none.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static-relabel.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static-relabel.args
index 651793da96..658a304459 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static-relabel.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static-relabel.args
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic \
+-monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
 server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static.args
index 651793da96..5f4146a1cc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-seclabel-static.args
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -name QEMUGuest1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,\
-server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-name QEMUGuest1 -S -M \
+pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor \
+unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
+-hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -net none -serial \
 none -parallel none -usb