diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index 7c63bdc..2aba97c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -2638,7 +2638,8 @@ qemuBuildDriveStr(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
         }
     }
     if (bootable &&
-        disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_DISK)
+        disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_DISK &&
+        disk->bus != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_IDE)
         virBufferAddLit(&opt, ",boot=on");
     if (disk->readonly &&
         qemuCmdFlags & QEMUD_CMD_FLAG_DEVICE)
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-boot-disk.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-boot-disk.args
index d81d6d3..c8d55bb 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-boot-disk.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-boot-disk.args
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fat.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fat.args
index 39c2cc3..2b1f8c5 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fat.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fat.args
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=fat:/var/somefiles,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=fat:/var/somefiles,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fmt-qcow.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fmt-qcow.args
index 79ba2c3..c0c4d56 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fmt-qcow.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-drive-fmt-qcow.args
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on,format=qcow2 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0,format=raw -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,format=qcow2 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0,format=raw -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-virtio.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-virtio.args
index 2329cff..a69a76d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-virtio.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-virtio.args
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -drive file=/tmp/data.img,if=virtio -drive file=/tmp/logs.img,if=virtio -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -drive file=/tmp/data.img,if=virtio -drive file=/tmp/logs.img,if=virtio -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-xenvbd.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-xenvbd.args
index a3b293a..be35210 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-xenvbd.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-xenvbd.args
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -drive file=/tmp/data.img,if=xen,index=0 -drive file=/tmp/logs.img,if=xen,index=6 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0 -drive file=/tmp/data.img,if=xen,index=0 -drive file=/tmp/logs.img,if=xen,index=6 -net none -serial none -parallel none -usb