diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
index 270a5969cda..56b941fa8b6 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ class Machine:
             start_command += "-cdrom " + args["cdrom"] + " "
 
         if "usb" in args:
+            # https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/usb2.txt
             start_command += (
-                "-device piix3-usb-uhci -drive "
+                "-device usb-ehci -drive "
                 + "id=usbdisk,file="
                 + args["usb"]
                 + ",if=none,readonly "