diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/qemu.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/qemu.conf.j2
index e69de29bb2..16bd9d4d9a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/qemu.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/qemu.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+stdio_handler = "file"
diff --git a/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
index d639408a6f..65f3dedf6e 100644
--- a/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     && apt-get clean \
     && mkdir -p /etc/ceph \
     && rm /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml \
-    && sed -i 's|.*stdio_handler.*|stdio_handler = "file"|' /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf \
     && usermod -a -G libvirtd nova
 
 {% endif %}