diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index ae260de006..78e75f130a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -5927,7 +5927,6 @@ qemuDomainMigratableDefCheckABIStability(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
 
 #define COPY_FLAGS (VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE | \
-                    VIR_DOMAIN_XML_UPDATE_CPU | \
                     VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE)
 
 bool