diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
index a1b3a65df2..d363817d4a 100755
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
index d2b3c00710..ff40f8fa05 100644
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <memory unit='KiB'>{{ memory }}</memory>
   <vcpu>{{ cpus }}</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='{{ arch }}' machine='pc-1.0'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='{{ arch }}' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     {% if bootdev == 'network' and not uefi_loader %}
     <boot dev='{{ bootdev }}'/>
     {% endif %}