diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index b0c5aa795..78e7a5fc9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ var supportedQemuMachines = []govmmQemu.Machine{
 		Type:    QemuQ35,
 		Options: defaultQemuMachineOptions,
 	},
-	{
-		Type:    QemuVirt,
-		Options: defaultQemuMachineOptions,
-	},
 	{
 		Type:    QemuMicrovm,
 		Options: defaultQemuMachineOptions,
@@ -169,8 +165,7 @@ func newQemuArch(config HypervisorConfig) (qemuArch, error) {
 func (q *qemuAmd64) capabilities(hConfig HypervisorConfig) types.Capabilities {
 	var caps types.Capabilities
 
-	if q.qemuMachine.Type == QemuQ35 ||
-		q.qemuMachine.Type == QemuVirt {
+	if q.qemuMachine.Type == QemuQ35 {
 		caps.SetBlockDeviceHotplugSupport()
 		caps.SetNetworkDeviceHotplugSupported()
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 0bdf9092d..aa4144591 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const (
 	// QemuMicrovm is the QEMU microvm machine type for amd64
 	QemuMicrovm = "microvm"
 
-	// QemuVirt is the QEMU virt machine type for aarch64 or amd64
+	// QemuVirt is the QEMU virt machine type for aarch64 or arm
 	QemuVirt = "virt"
 
 	// QemuPseries is a QEMU virt machine type for ppc64le