diff --git a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
index fb2d696449..bb6742359b 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ virDomainCapsCPUModelsCopy(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old)
 
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsFilter(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old,
-                             const char **models)
+                             const char **models,
+                             const char **blacklist)
 {
     virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels;
     size_t i;
@@ -188,6 +189,9 @@ virDomainCapsCPUModelsFilter(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old,
         if (models && !virStringListHasString(models, old->models[i].name))
             continue;
 
+        if (blacklist && virStringListHasString(blacklist, old->models[i].name))
+            continue;
+
         if (virDomainCapsCPUModelsAdd(cpuModels,
                                       old->models[i].name, -1,
                                       old->models[i].usable) < 0)
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
index 13a65e3516..82183c4524 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ virDomainCapsPtr virDomainCapsNew(const char *path,
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr virDomainCapsCPUModelsNew(size_t nmodels);
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr virDomainCapsCPUModelsCopy(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old);
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr virDomainCapsCPUModelsFilter(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old,
-                                                       const char **models);
+                                                       const char **models,
+                                                       const char **blacklist);
 int virDomainCapsCPUModelsAddSteal(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
                                    char **name,
                                    virDomainCapsCPUUsable usable);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 9e3d10f702..3581c2d723 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -4955,6 +4955,7 @@ virQEMUCapsFillDomainCPUCaps(virCapsPtr caps,
                                       VIR_CPU_MODE_CUSTOM)) {
         virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr filtered = NULL;
         char **models = NULL;
+        const char *blacklist[] = { "host", NULL };
 
         if (virCPUGetModels(domCaps->arch, &models) >= 0) {
             virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpus;
@@ -4965,7 +4966,8 @@ virQEMUCapsFillDomainCPUCaps(virCapsPtr caps,
                 cpus = qemuCaps->tcgCPUModels;
 
             filtered = virDomainCapsCPUModelsFilter(cpus,
-                                                    (const char **) models);
+                                                    (const char **) models,
+                                                    blacklist);
             virStringListFree(models);
         }
         domCaps->cpu.custom = filtered;
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-gicv2-virt.aarch64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-gicv2-virt.aarch64.xml
index 0b5a4379a1..76aee83ba1 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-gicv2-virt.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-gicv2-virt.aarch64.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
       <model usable='unknown'>sa1110</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>arm1176</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>cortex-a53</model>
-      <model usable='unknown'>host</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>sa1100</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>pxa270-c5</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>cortex-a9</model>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
index 201f9e0d7b..ca511f48d8 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
       <model usable='unknown'>sa1110</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>arm1176</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>cortex-a53</model>
-      <model usable='unknown'>host</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>sa1100</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>pxa270-c5</model>
       <model usable='unknown'>cortex-a9</model>