diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 90b4b391ec..85f3df01ad 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -16137,11 +16137,6 @@ virDomainVideoDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
     }
 
     if (ram) {
-        if (def->type != VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("ram attribute only supported for type of qxl"));
-            return NULL;
-        }
         if (virStrToLong_uip(ram, NULL, 10, &def->ram) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
                            _("cannot parse video ram '%s'"), ram);
@@ -16158,11 +16153,6 @@ virDomainVideoDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
     }
 
     if (vram64) {
-        if (def->type != VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("vram64 attribute only supported for type of qxl"));
-            return NULL;
-        }
         if (virStrToLong_uip(vram64, NULL, 10, &def->vram64) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
                            _("cannot parse video vram64 '%s'"), vram64);
@@ -16171,11 +16161,6 @@ virDomainVideoDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
     }
 
     if (vgamem) {
-        if (def->type != VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                           _("vgamem attribute only supported for type of qxl"));
-            return NULL;
-        }
         if (virStrToLong_uip(vgamem, NULL, 10, &def->vgamem) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
                            _("cannot parse video vgamem '%s'"), vgamem);
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_validate.c b/src/conf/domain_validate.c
index c81fd296b9..234eb72f11 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_validate.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_validate.c
@@ -128,5 +128,25 @@ virDomainVideoDefValidate(const virDomainVideoDef *video,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (video->type != VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL) {
+        if (video->ram != 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                           _("ram attribute only supported for video type qxl"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (video->vram64 != 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                           _("vram64 attribute only supported for video type qxl"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (video->vgamem != 0) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                           _("vgamem attribute only supported for video type qxl"));
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }