diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 1a9550e438..b2ab2c08e3 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,8 @@ static char *lxcConnectDomainXMLFromNative(virConnectPtr conn,
 {
     char *xml = NULL;
     virDomainDefPtr def = NULL;
+    virLXCDriverPtr driver = conn->privateData;
+    virCapsPtr caps = virLXCDriverGetCapabilities(driver, false);
 
     virCheckFlags(0, NULL);
 
@@ -1067,12 +1069,13 @@ static char *lxcConnectDomainXMLFromNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!(def = lxcParseConfigString(nativeConfig)))
+    if (!(def = lxcParseConfigString(nativeConfig, caps, driver->xmlopt)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     xml = virDomainDefFormat(def, 0);
 
  cleanup:
+    virObjectUnref(caps);
     virDomainDefFree(def);
     return xml;
 }
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_native.c b/src/lxc/lxc_native.c
index 2f9559735a..8ff2253b46 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_native.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_native.c
@@ -991,7 +991,9 @@ lxcSetCapDrop(virDomainDefPtr def, virConfPtr properties)
 }
 
 virDomainDefPtr
-lxcParseConfigString(const char *config)
+lxcParseConfigString(const char *config,
+                     virCapsPtr caps,
+                     virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt)
 {
     virDomainDefPtr vmdef = NULL;
     virConfPtr properties = NULL;
@@ -1088,6 +1090,10 @@ lxcParseConfigString(const char *config)
     /* lxc.cap.drop */
     lxcSetCapDrop(vmdef, properties);
 
+    if (virDomainDefPostParse(vmdef, caps, VIR_DOMAIN_DEF_PARSE_ABI_UPDATE,
+                              xmlopt) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     goto cleanup;
 
  error:
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_native.h b/src/lxc/lxc_native.h
index a80f2b1eaf..15fa0d5474 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_native.h
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_native.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # define LXC_CONFIG_FORMAT "lxc-tools"
 
-virDomainDefPtr lxcParseConfigString(const char *config);
+virDomainDefPtr lxcParseConfigString(const char *config,
+                                     virCapsPtr caps,
+                                     virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt);
 
 #endif /* __LXC_NATIVE_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index e1e28eca93..1d57b39108 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ lxcxml2xmltest_SOURCES = \
 lxcxml2xmltest_LDADD = $(lxc_LDADDS)
 
 lxcconf2xmltest_SOURCES = \
-	lxcconf2xmltest.c \
+	lxcconf2xmltest.c testutilslxc.c testutilslxc.h \
 	testutils.c testutils.h
 lxcconf2xmltest_LDADD = $(lxc_LDADDS)
 else ! WITH_LXC
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-blkiotune.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-blkiotune.xml
index c9c046969a..641edb94fa 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-blkiotune.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-blkiotune.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <blkiotune>
     <weight>500</weight>
     <device>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cpusettune.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cpusettune.xml
index e7863fa13f..bafaa960f8 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cpusettune.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cpusettune.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='1-2,5-7'>1</vcpu>
   <numatune>
     <memory mode='strict' nodeset='1-4'/>
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cputune.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cputune.xml
index 50c5358abe..f7f8041dd6 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cputune.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-cputune.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <cputune>
     <shares>1024</shares>
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-idmap.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-idmap.xml
index 80a83ff78a..dd3843d5cb 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-idmap.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-idmap.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-macvlannetwork.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-macvlannetwork.xml
index 3105b8cefc..a345e8e019 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-macvlannetwork.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-macvlannetwork.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-memtune.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-memtune.xml
index 7df1ef0e98..57e751aaba 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-memtune.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-memtune.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
   <memtune>
     <hard_limit unit='KiB'>1048576</hard_limit>
     <soft_limit unit='KiB'>131072</soft_limit>
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonenetwork.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonenetwork.xml
index e002b99a66..0122ab05c7 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonenetwork.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonenetwork.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonetwork.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonetwork.xml
index dc9d6350f5..04ea280b3c 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonetwork.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-nonetwork.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-physnetwork.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-physnetwork.xml
index 79bcfa003e..4fb3f954e0 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-physnetwork.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-physnetwork.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-simple.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-simple.xml
index 45a2012c5a..5234bab7f2 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-simple.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-simple.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type arch='i686'>exe</type>
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-vlannetwork.xml b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-vlannetwork.xml
index 712be3e1ec..47ed898b0f 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-vlannetwork.xml
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmldata/lxcconf2xml-vlannetwork.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <name>migrate_test</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>65536</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>0</currentMemory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>65536</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type>exe</type>
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/libexec/libvirt_lxc</emulator>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'>
       <source dir='/var/lib/lxc/migrate_test/rootfs'/>
       <target dir='/'/>
diff --git a/tests/lxcconf2xmltest.c b/tests/lxcconf2xmltest.c
index 6255942cb0..ed21e8a389 100644
--- a/tests/lxcconf2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/lxcconf2xmltest.c
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@
 #ifdef WITH_LXC
 
 # include "lxc/lxc_native.h"
+# include "lxc/lxc_conf.h"
+# include "testutilslxc.h"
 
 # define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
+static virCapsPtr caps;
+static virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt;
+
 static int
 blankProblemElements(char *data)
 {
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ testCompareXMLToConfigFiles(const char *xml,
     if (virtTestLoadFile(configfile, &config) < 0)
         goto fail;
 
-    vmdef = lxcParseConfigString(config);
+    vmdef = lxcParseConfigString(config, caps, xmlopt);
     if ((vmdef && expectError) || (!vmdef && !expectError))
         goto fail;
 
@@ -93,6 +98,14 @@ mymain(void)
 {
     int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+    if (!(caps = testLXCCapsInit()))
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+    if (!(xmlopt = lxcDomainXMLConfInit())) {
+        virObjectUnref(caps);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
 # define DO_TEST(name, expectError)                         \
     do {                                                    \
         const struct testInfo info = { name, expectError }; \
@@ -115,6 +128,9 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("cpusettune", false);
     DO_TEST("blkiotune", false);
 
+    virObjectUnref(xmlopt);
+    virObjectUnref(caps);
+
     return ret;
 }