diff --git a/integration/scripts/functions_qemu b/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
index e05468b188..41b9682a2b 100644
--- a/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
+++ b/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function build_vm() {
     export BRANCH_OVERRIDE
     export DIB_APT_CONF_DIR=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d
     export DIB_CLOUD_INIT_ETC_HOSTS=true
-    local QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS=$(! $(qemu-img | grep -q 'version 1') && echo "--qemu-img-options compat=0.10")
+    local QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS="--qemu-img-options compat=1.1"
     disk-image-create -a amd64 -o "${VM}" \
         -x ${QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS} ${DISTRO} ${EXTRA_ELEMENTS} vm \
         cloud-init-datasources ${DISTRO}-${RELEASE}-guest ${DISTRO}-${RELEASE}-${SERVICE_TYPE}