diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 8eab4ba94d..36c69d71ef 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ static void pc_compat_2_2(MachineState *machine)
                                 CPUID_7_0_EBX_HLE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_RTM, 0);
     x86_cpu_compat_set_features("Broadwell", FEAT_7_0_EBX,
                                 CPUID_7_0_EBX_HLE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_RTM, 0);
+    machine->suppress_vmdesc = true;
 }
 
 static void pc_compat_2_1(MachineState *machine)
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index c0f21fe725..bc40537d55 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static void pc_compat_2_2(MachineState *machine)
                                 CPUID_7_0_EBX_HLE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_RTM, 0);
     x86_cpu_compat_set_features("Broadwell", FEAT_7_0_EBX,
                                 CPUID_7_0_EBX_HLE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_RTM, 0);
+    machine->suppress_vmdesc = true;
 }
 
 static void pc_compat_2_1(MachineState *machine)