diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index b66ac1441864..447d1f091c8c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -605,10 +605,6 @@ in
 
     virtualisation.bootDevice = mkDefault (driveDeviceName 1);
 
-    virtualisation.useEFIBoot = mkDefault
-      (config.boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable ||
-       config.boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables);
-
     virtualisation.pathsInNixDB = [ config.system.build.toplevel ];
 
     # FIXME: Consolidate this one day.
diff --git a/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix b/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
index a37c87bccc28..7a663dd9b428 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 let
   common = {
     virtualisation.useBootLoader = true;
+    virtualisation.useEFIBoot = true;
     boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
     boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.efibootmgr ];