diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/connectivity/connectivity_check_direct_interface.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/connectivity/connectivity_check_direct_interface.cfg
index 55faec1eea..2ae0cda46f 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/connectivity/connectivity_check_direct_interface.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/connectivity/connectivity_check_direct_interface.cfg
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
             vm_ping_ep_vm = fail
             host_ping_vm = fail
             host_ping_outside = pass
-    iface_attrs = {'type_name': 'direct', 'model': 'virtio', 'source': {'dev': host_iface, 'mode': '${source_mode}'}}
+    iface_attrs = {'type_name': 'direct', 'trustGuestRxFilters': 'yes',  'model': 'virtio', 'source': {'dev': host_iface, 'mode': '${source_mode}'}}