diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 51aa48f421..c158a03904 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -11270,7 +11270,7 @@ virDomainActualNetDefParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
     if (bandwidth_node &&
         virNetDevBandwidthParse(&actual->bandwidth,
                                 bandwidth_node,
-                                actual->type) < 0)
+                                actual->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     vlanNode = virXPathNode("./vlan", ctxt);
@@ -11609,7 +11609,7 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
             } else if (virXMLNodeNameEqual(cur, "bandwidth")) {
                 if (virNetDevBandwidthParse(&def->bandwidth,
                                             cur,
-                                            def->type) < 0)
+                                            def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK) < 0)
                     goto error;
             } else if (virXMLNodeNameEqual(cur, "vlan")) {
                 if (virNetDevVlanParse(cur, ctxt, &def->vlan) < 0)
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
index 3113cde888..014941836d 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ virNetDevBandwidthParseRate(xmlNodePtr node, virNetDevBandwidthRatePtr rate)
  * virNetDevBandwidthParse:
  * @bandwidth: parsed bandwidth
  * @node: XML node
- * @net_type: one of virDomainNetType
+ * @allowFloor: whether "floor" setting is supported
  *
  * Parse bandwidth XML and return pointer to structure.
- * @net_type tell to which type will/is interface connected to.
- * Pass -1 if this is not called on interface.
+ * The @allowFloor attribute indicates whether the caller
+ * is able to support use of the "floor" setting.
  *
  * Returns !NULL on success, NULL on error.
  */
 int
 virNetDevBandwidthParse(virNetDevBandwidthPtr *bandwidth,
                         xmlNodePtr node,
-                        int net_type)
+                        bool allowFloor)
 {
     int ret = -1;
     virNetDevBandwidthPtr def = NULL;
@@ -162,17 +162,9 @@ virNetDevBandwidthParse(virNetDevBandwidthPtr *bandwidth,
             goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        if (def->in->floor && net_type != VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK) {
-            if (net_type == -1) {
-                /* 'floor' on network isn't supported */
-                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                               _("floor attribute isn't supported for "
-                                 "network's bandwidth yet"));
-            } else {
-                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                               _("floor attribute is supported only for "
-                                 "interfaces of type network"));
-            }
+        if (def->in->floor && !allowFloor) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                           _("floor attribute is not supported for this config"));
             goto cleanup;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
index cb1ffd29e0..7fe750ce27 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 int virNetDevBandwidthParse(virNetDevBandwidthPtr *bandwidth,
                             xmlNodePtr node,
-                            int net_type)
+                            bool allowFloor)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 int virNetDevBandwidthFormat(virNetDevBandwidthPtr def,
                              virBufferPtr buf);
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index 78bff6f687..91562de269 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ virNetworkPortGroupParseXML(virPortGroupDefPtr def,
 
     bandwidth_node = virXPathNode("./bandwidth", ctxt);
     if (bandwidth_node &&
-        virNetDevBandwidthParse(&def->bandwidth, bandwidth_node, -1) < 0)
+        virNetDevBandwidthParse(&def->bandwidth, bandwidth_node, false) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     vlanNode = virXPathNode("./vlan", ctxt);
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ virNetworkDefParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt)
     }
 
     if ((bandwidthNode = virXPathNode("./bandwidth", ctxt)) &&
-        virNetDevBandwidthParse(&def->bandwidth, bandwidthNode, -1) < 0)
+        virNetDevBandwidthParse(&def->bandwidth, bandwidthNode, false) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     vlanNode = virXPathNode("./vlan", ctxt);
diff --git a/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c b/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
index 96776fa033..23788b4164 100644
--- a/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct testSetStruct {
  \
         rc = virNetDevBandwidthParse(&(var), \
                                      ctxt->node, \
-                                     VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK); \
+                                     true); \
         xmlFreeDoc(doc); \
         xmlXPathFreeContext(ctxt); \
         if (rc < 0) \