diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 04636e8694..e6a3500b7a 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -15732,10 +15732,6 @@ virDomainVideoDefaultType(const virDomainDef *def)
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_VZ:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_PARALLELS:
-        if (def->os.type == VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM)
-            return VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VGA;
-        else
-            return VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_PARALLELS;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_XEN:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_BHYVE:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_QEMU:
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index 1d60afae93..78547b8b28 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -1117,6 +1117,14 @@ openvzDomainDeviceDefPostParse(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VIDEO &&
+        dev->data.video->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
+        if (def->os.type == VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM)
+            dev->data.video->type = VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VGA;
+        else
+            dev->data.video->type = VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_PARALLELS;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 6605247dd9..d882b91def 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -281,6 +281,14 @@ vzDomainDeviceDefPostParse(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
         def->os.type == VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM)
         dev->data.net->model = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_MODEL_E1000;
 
+    if (dev->type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VIDEO &&
+        dev->data.video->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
+        if (def->os.type == VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM)
+            dev->data.video->type = VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VGA;
+        else
+            dev->data.video->type = VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_PARALLELS;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }