diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
index 2873a65bd..20752ee73 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-many-devices.xml
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@
       <filetransfer enable="yes"/>
     </graphics>
     <graphics type="spice">
-      <gl enable="yes"/>
+      <gl enable="yes" rendernode="/dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:00:02.0-render"/>
       <image compression="off"/>
       <listen type="socket"/>
     </graphics>
     <graphics type="spice">
-      <gl enable="yes"/>
+      <gl enable="yes" rendernode="/dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:00:02.0-render"/>
       <image compression="off"/>
       <listen type="none"/>
     </graphics>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-spice-gl.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-spice-gl.xml
index 0aef6aa70..095c43e5d 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-spice-gl.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-spice-gl.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </interface>
     <input type="tablet" bus="usb"/>
     <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
-      <gl enable="yes"/>
+      <gl enable="yes" rendernode="/dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:00:02.0-render"/>
       <image compression="off"/>
     </graphics>
     <console type="pty"/>
diff --git a/virtinst/guest.py b/virtinst/guest.py
index eaf83ffc2..44554d437 100644
--- a/virtinst/guest.py
+++ b/virtinst/guest.py
@@ -1174,9 +1174,21 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
                 if dev.image_compression is None:
                     dev.image_compression = "off"
 
-            if (dev.type == "spice" and dev.gl and
-                not self.conn.check_support(self.conn.SUPPORT_CONN_SPICE_GL)):
-                raise ValueError(_("Host does not support spice GL"))
+            if dev.type == "spice" and dev.gl:
+                if not self.conn.check_support(
+                        self.conn.SUPPORT_CONN_SPICE_GL):
+                    raise ValueError(_("Host does not support spice GL"))
+
+                # If spice GL but rendernode wasn't specified, hardcode
+                # the first one
+                if not dev.rendernode and self.conn.check_support(
+                        self.conn.SUPPORT_CONN_SPICE_RENDERNODE):
+                    for nodedev in self.conn.fetch_all_nodedevs():
+                        if (nodedev.device_type != 'drm' or
+                            nodedev.drm_type != 'render'):
+                            continue
+                        dev.rendernode = nodedev.get_devnode().path
+                        break
 
     def _add_spice_channels(self):
         if self.skip_default_channel: