diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-default-f27.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-default-f27.xml
index a04459f5..81623d06 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-default-f27.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-default-f27.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </metadata>
   <memory>65536</memory>
   <currentMemory>65536</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
+  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type arch="x86_64">exe</type>
     <init>/bin/sh</init>
diff --git a/virt-install b/virt-install
index 7c258519..bbd24d03 100755
--- a/virt-install
+++ b/virt-install
@@ -519,18 +519,26 @@ def build_installer(options, guest):
 def set_resources_from_osinfo(options, guest):
     if guest.os.is_container():
         return
-    if options.disk:
-        return
+
+    # We need to do this upfront, so we don't incorrectly set guest.vcpus
+    guest.sync_vcpus_topology()
 
     res = guest.osinfo.get_recommended_resources()
     storage = res.get_recommended_storage(guest.os.arch)
-    if not storage:
-        return
+    ram = res.get_recommended_ram(guest.os.arch)
+    ncpus = res.get_recommended_ncpus(guest.os.arch)
 
-    diskstr = 'size=%d' % (storage // (1024 ** 3))
-    logging.debug("Generated default libosinfo '--disk %s'", diskstr)
-    options.disk = [diskstr]
-    cli.ParserDisk(diskstr, guest=guest).parse(None)
+    if ram and not guest.currentMemory:
+        guest.currentMemory = ram // 1024
+
+    if ncpus and not guest.vcpus:
+        guest.vcpus = ncpus
+
+    if storage and not options.disk:
+        diskstr = 'size=%d' % (storage // (1024 ** 3))
+        logging.debug("Generated default libosinfo '--disk %s'", diskstr)
+        options.disk = [diskstr]
+        cli.ParserDisk(diskstr, guest=guest).parse(None)
 
 
 def build_guest_instance(conn, options):
diff --git a/virtinst/guest.py b/virtinst/guest.py
index 341dd87c..a752997a 100644
--- a/virtinst/guest.py
+++ b/virtinst/guest.py
@@ -676,7 +676,9 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
             self.uuid = Guest.generate_uuid(self.conn)
 
         self.sync_vcpus_topology()
-        self._set_default_resources()
+        if not self.vcpus:
+            self.vcpus = 1
+
         self._set_default_machine()
         self._set_default_uefi()
 
@@ -708,19 +710,6 @@ class Guest(XMLBuilder):
     # Private xml routines #
     ########################
 
-    def _set_default_resources(self):
-        res = self.osinfo.get_recommended_resources()
-
-        if not self.currentMemory:
-            ram = res.get_recommended_ram(self.os.arch)
-            if ram:
-                self.currentMemory = ram // 1024
-
-        if not self.vcpus:
-            ncpus = res.get_recommended_ncpus(self.os.arch)
-            self.vcpus = ncpus or 1
-
-
     def _set_default_machine(self):
         if self.os.machine:
             return