diff --git a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
index 2a4488b5..5c046bab 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
+++ b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
@@ -2163,6 +2163,14 @@ class QubesHVm(QubesVm):
     def is_appvm(self):
         return True
 
+    def get_clone_attrs(self):
+        attrs = super(QubesHVm, self).get_clone_attrs()
+        attrs.remove('kernel')
+        attrs.remove('uses_default_kernel')
+        attrs.remove('kernelopts')
+        attrs.remove('uses_default_kernelopts')
+        return attrs
+
     def create_on_disk(self, verbose, source_template = None):
         if dry_run:
             return