diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 53eebed2e8..808c843354 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ networkBuildDnsmasqArgv(virNetworkObjPtr network,
     /* need to specify local even if no domain specified */
     virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "--local=/%s/",
                            network->def->domain ? network->def->domain : "");
-    virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "--domain-needed", "--filterwin2k", NULL);
+    virCommandAddArg(cmd, "--domain-needed");
 
     if (pidfile)
         virCommandAddArgPair(cmd, "--pid-file", pidfile);
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/isolated-network.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/isolated-network.argv
index 276f42a4f6..048c72b287 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/isolated-network.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/isolated-network.argv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo --dhcp-option=3 --no-resolv \
 --listen-address 192.168.152.1 \
 --dhcp-range 192.168.152.2,192.168.152.254 \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-hosts.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-hosts.argv
index 8040e2ae83..03a0676935 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-hosts.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-hosts.argv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces --domain=example.com \
---local=/example.com/ --domain-needed --filterwin2k \
+--local=/example.com/ --domain-needed \
 --conf-file= --except-interface lo --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
 --expand-hosts --addn-hosts=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.addnhosts\
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record-minimal.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record-minimal.argv
index bb50fd6ddc..a1e420055e 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record-minimal.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record-minimal.argv
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ \
 --strict-order \
 --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo \
 --srv-host=name.tcp.,,,, \
 --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record.argv
index 36498f2233..8af38c416f 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-srv-record.argv
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ \
 --strict-order \
 --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo \
 --srv-host=name.tcp.test-domain-name,.,1024,10,10 \
 --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-txt-record.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-txt-record.argv
index 2a6c799e3e..404b56ab49 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-txt-record.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network-dns-txt-record.argv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo '--txt-record=example,example value' \
 --listen-address 192.168.122.1 --listen-address 192.168.123.1 \
 --listen-address 2001:db8:ac10:fe01::1 \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network.argv
index 265b931980..1dc8f73d16 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/nat-network.argv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
 --listen-address 192.168.123.1 --listen-address 2001:db8:ac10:fe01::1 \
 --listen-address 2001:db8:ac10:fd01::1 --listen-address 10.24.10.1 \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-network.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-network.argv
index 4f998d576c..5a85ec2e7a 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-network.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-network.argv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces --domain=example.com \
---local=/example.com/ --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=/example.com/ --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
 --dhcp-range 192.168.122.2,192.168.122.254 \
 --dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/netboot.leases \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-proxy-network.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-proxy-network.argv
index 89319ef4fe..36836b09d3 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-proxy-network.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/netboot-proxy-network.argv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces --domain=example.com \
---local=/example.com/ --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=/example.com/ --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo --listen-address 192.168.122.1 \
 --dhcp-range 192.168.122.2,192.168.122.254 \
 --dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/netboot.leases \
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/routed-network.argv b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/routed-network.argv
index ac43991178..77e802f843 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2argvdata/routed-network.argv
+++ b/tests/networkxml2argvdata/routed-network.argv
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @DNSMASQ@ --strict-order --bind-interfaces \
---local=// --domain-needed --filterwin2k --conf-file= \
+--local=// --domain-needed --conf-file= \
 --except-interface lo --listen-address 192.168.122.1\