diff --git a/recipes-openxt/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/create-ndvm b/recipes-openxt/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/create-ndvm
index 7b7cb502c4..200ff6685e 100755
--- a/recipes-openxt/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/create-ndvm
+++ b/recipes-openxt/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/xenclient-dom0-tweaks/create-ndvm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ die()
 [ $# -ge 1 ] && [ $# -le 2 ] || usage
 
 NAME="$1"
-MODE="${2:-pv}"
+MODE="${2:-hvm}"
 
 case "$NAME" in
     */*|.|..) die "name '$NAME' is not valid" ;;