diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index e41dfa2e66..011de7127a 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -12111,14 +12111,14 @@ virDomainDefParseXML(xmlDocPtr xml,
         (def->ns.parse)(xml, root, ctxt, &def->namespaceData) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    /* Auto-add any implied controllers which aren't present */
-    if (virDomainDefAddImplicitControllers(def) < 0)
-        goto error;
-
     /* callback to fill driver specific domain aspects */
     if (virDomainDefPostParse(def, caps, xmlopt) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    /* Auto-add any implied controllers which aren't present */
+    if (virDomainDefAddImplicitControllers(def) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
     virHashFree(bootHash);
 
     return def;
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-balloon-device-auto.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-balloon-device-auto.xml
index 6aed326c63..380b70f1e8 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-balloon-device-auto.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-balloon-device-auto.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
       <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
     </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-channel-virtio-auto.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-channel-virtio-auto.xml
index 017527266a..fd6b8524e8 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-channel-virtio-auto.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-channel-virtio-auto.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     <controller type='virtio-serial' index='1'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0a' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
-    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='2'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='2'/>
     <channel type='pty'>
       <target type='virtio' name='org.linux-kvm.port.0'/>
       <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-console-virtio.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-console-virtio.xml
index 3c865c3011..340430e3d1 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-console-virtio.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-console-virtio.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/>
     <console type='pty'>
       <target type='virtio' port='0'/>
     </console>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-scsi-device-auto.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-scsi-device-auto.xml
index 7d152bc7b6..5ec1e9422e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-scsi-device-auto.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-scsi-device-auto.xml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
+    <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>