diff --git a/tools/virtio/vringh_test.c b/tools/virtio/vringh_test.c
index 51d922fd4f62ce1edbb6b1af87ce56aaf2a7a3f1..5f94f51056781e1f8a662be8db245cfd0285b5a8 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/vringh_test.c
+++ b/tools/virtio/vringh_test.c
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			__virtio_set_bit(&vdev, VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
 		else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--eventidx") == 0)
 			__virtio_set_bit(&vdev, VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--virtio-1") == 0)
+			__virtio_set_bit(&vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1);
 		else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--slow-range") == 0)
 			getrange = getrange_slow;
 		else if (strcmp(argv[1], "--fast-vringh") == 0)