diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
index ca13af244b..f9c9de1166 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class QemuSystemTest(QemuBaseTest):
 
     def _new_vm(self, name, *args):
         vm = QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin,
+                         name=name,
                          base_temp_dir=self.workdir,
                          log_dir=self.logdir)
         self.log.debug('QEMUMachine "%s" created', name)