diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index b26da505..fc8ca388 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -3679,7 +3689,7 @@ sub config_to_command {
 	push @$cmd, $fixups->@*;
     }
 
-    if ($conf->{vmgenid}) {
+    if ($conf->{vmgenid} && $arch eq 'x86_64') {
 	push @$devices, '-device', 'vmgenid,guid='.$conf->{vmgenid};
     }