diff --git a/backend/qemu.pm b/backend/qemu.pm
index 1d943cd2..70b3d084 100644
--- a/backend/qemu.pm
+++ b/backend/qemu.pm
@@ -804,8 +804,7 @@ sub start_qemu {
         }
 
         if ($vars->{MULTINET}) {
-            sp('net', [qv "nic vlan=1 model=$vars->{NICMODEL} macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57"]);
-            sp('net', [qw(none vlan=1)]);
+            sp('net', [qw(nic model=virtio macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57)]);
         }
 
         unless ($vars->{QEMU_NO_TABLET}) {