diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 8c58a7c709..f9f90e6a82 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -823,16 +823,8 @@ qemuAssignDeviceHostdevAlias(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev
         }
     }
 
-    if (hostdev->source.subsys.type == VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_SUBSYS_TYPE_SCSI) {
-        if (virAsprintf(&hostdev->info->alias, "hostdev-%s-%d-%d-%d",
-                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.scsi.adapter,
-                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.scsi.bus,
-                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.scsi.target,
-                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.scsi.unit) < 0)
-            return -1;
-    } else if (virAsprintf(&hostdev->info->alias, "hostdev%d", idx) < 0) {
+    if (virAsprintf(&hostdev->info->alias, "hostdev%d", idx) < 0)
         return -1;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-boot.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-boot.args
index 7cb7416d75..5cff24b58d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-boot.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-boot.args
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi \
 -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
+-drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev0 \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=4,lun=8,\
-drive=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,id=hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,bootindex=1 \
+drive=drive-hostdev0,id=hostdev0,bootindex=1 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-lsi.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-lsi.args
index b1b631e940..39d5a58f0c 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-lsi.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-lsi.args
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -device lsi,id=scsi0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
--device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,scsi-id=7,\
-drive=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,id=hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
+-drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev0 \
+-device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,scsi-id=7,drive=drive-hostdev0,id=hostdev0 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-readonly.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-readonly.args
index 42574ac4c9..b2d7ea39fa 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-readonly.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-readonly.args
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,readonly=on \
+-drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev0,readonly=on \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=4,lun=8,\
-drive=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,id=hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
+drive=drive-hostdev0,id=hostdev0 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.args
index 0039e40d97..26b78bcf88 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.args
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
+-drive file=/dev/sg0,if=none,id=drive-hostdev0 \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=4,lun=8,\
-drive=drive-hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0,id=hostdev-scsi_host0-0-0-0 \
+drive=drive-hostdev0,id=hostdev0 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4