diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
index 5de4c0cde1..6a00b34136 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='1-4,8-20,525'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='host-model'>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <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'/>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.args
index 663b1a29ad..fba3d076d2 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
index bb4dd87f65..d8bd36c1f2 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='1-4,8-20,525'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='host-passthrough'>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <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>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
       <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.args
index 3f9396da4b..60bc63a2bf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
index 2be6066f89..a1848a8d47 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>6</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='network'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <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'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.args
index cd5d39af20..fff3d02cfc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.xml
index 806bf2efb2..cea59d7ca6 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-minimum1.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>6</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='network'/>
   </os>
   <cpu match='minimum'>
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
   <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>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
index 3a61d47abd..3dffde20b2 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-model-features.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='1-4,8-20,525'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <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'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
     </controller>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
index 99f52bed9a..03a8f45019 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-host-passthrough-features.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='1-4,8-20,525'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='off'>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <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>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
index dcc3ccf8d3..40cf0db24b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/cpu-kvmclock.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>6</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='network'/>
   </os>
   <cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='partial'>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <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'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
     </controller>