diff --git a/library/virt b/library/virt
index 170df5e1ad5..63622a092ca 100644
--- a/library/virt
+++ b/library/virt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - libvirt connection uri
     required: false
-    defaults: qemu:///
+    defaults: qemu:///system
 examples:
    - code: "virt: name=alpha state=running"
      description: "Example from Ansible Playbooks"