diff --git a/libvirt.changes b/libvirt.changes
index 52fae52..fc0af04 100644
--- a/libvirt.changes
+++ b/libvirt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jan 23 01:19:22 UTC 2016 - jfehlig@suse.com
+
+- qemu: set /usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-ms-{code,vars}.bin as
+  default UEFI firmwares for x86_64
+  bsc#961853
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 18 18:30:52 UTC 2016 - jfehlig@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libvirt.spec b/libvirt.spec
index c536b79..116a1cf 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec
+++ b/libvirt.spec
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@
     %endif
 %endif
 
+# Advertise OVMF for >= 13.1
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310
+    %define with_loader_nvram --with-loader-nvram="/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-ms-code.bin:/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-ms-vars.bin"
+%endif
+
 %if %{with_macvtap}
     %define with_libnl         1
 %endif
@@ -1196,6 +1201,7 @@ export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
            --libexecdir=%{_libdir}/%{name} \
            --with-qemu-user=%{qemu_user} \
            --with-qemu-group=%{qemu_group} \
+           %{?with_loader_nvram} \
            --without-login-shell \
            %{init_scripts} \
            ac_cv_path_MODPROBE=/sbin/modprobe \