diff --git a/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
index 5defdb00..1092fe63 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ class TC_90_QubesVM(QubesVMTestsMixin, qubes.tests.QubesTestCase):
             <boot dev="cdrom" />
             <boot dev="hd" />
             <!-- server_ip is the address of stubdomain. It hosts it's own DNS server. -->
+            <cmdline>root=/dev/mapper/dmroot ro nomodeset console=hvc0 rd_NO_PLYMOUTH rd.plymouth.enable=0 plymouth.enable=0 nopat</cmdline>
         </os>
         <features>
             <pae/>
diff --git a/templates/libvirt/xen.xml b/templates/libvirt/xen.xml
index 84f22d50..4a1a524a 100644
--- a/templates/libvirt/xen.xml
+++ b/templates/libvirt/xen.xml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
                 {% endif %}
                 <kernel>{{ vm.storage.kernels_dir }}/vmlinuz</kernel>
                 <initrd>{{ vm.storage.kernels_dir }}/initramfs</initrd>
-                <cmdline>root=/dev/mapper/dmroot ro nomodeset console=hvc0 rd_NO_PLYMOUTH rd.plymouth.enable=0 plymouth.enable=0 {{ vm.kernelopts }}</cmdline>
             {% endif %}
+            <cmdline>root=/dev/mapper/dmroot ro nomodeset console=hvc0 rd_NO_PLYMOUTH rd.plymouth.enable=0 plymouth.enable=0 {{ vm.kernelopts }}</cmdline>
         {% endblock %}
     </os>