diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-not-stateless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-not-stateless.xml
index b60878ca0b..6e5f87354a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-not-stateless.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-not-stateless.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <loader stateless='no'>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader>
   </os>
   <devices>
-   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.args
index 4f2ac0c682..3aa4fa90fa 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=test-bios,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
index 9d6f4e4c83..fa644af8b9 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <loader stateless='yes'>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader>
   </os>
   <devices>
-   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.args
index 4f2ac0c682..3aa4fa90fa 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=test-bios,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-test-bios/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
index 3e1946029c..f5c33bc306 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <loader>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader>
   </os>
   <devices>
-   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+   <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
index de5ecb96dc..2fb7b49a79 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios-stateless.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <loader type='rom' stateless='yes'>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
index 75bb6038ca..47432ac525 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-manual-bios.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <loader type='rom'>/usr/share/seabios/bios.bin</loader>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>