diff --git a/provider/virtual_network/passt.py b/provider/virtual_network/passt.py
index 14822134b89..6a74e3781f8 100644
--- a/provider/virtual_network/passt.py
+++ b/provider/virtual_network/passt.py
@@ -169,15 +169,17 @@ def check_proc(target):
         raise exceptions.TestFail(';'.join(failed_check))
 
 
-def check_vm_ip(iface_attrs, session, host_iface):
+def check_vm_ip(iface_attrs, session, host_iface, vm_iface=None):
     """
     Check if vm ip and prefix meet expectation
 
     :param iface_attrs: attributes of interface
     :param session: shell session instance of vm
     :param host_iface: host interface
+    :param vm_iface: VM interface, can be omitted on x86_64
     """
-    vm_iface = 'eno' + iface_attrs.get('acpi', {'index': '1'})['index']
+    if not vm_iface:
+        vm_iface = 'eno' + iface_attrs.get('acpi', {'index': '1'})['index']
     vm_ip, prefix = get_iface_ip_and_prefix(vm_iface, session=session)
     LOG.debug(f'VM ip and prefix: {vm_ip}, {prefix}')
     if 'ips' in iface_attrs:
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ def check_port_listen(ports, protocol, host_ip=None):
     """
     if protocol.lower() not in ('tcp', 'udp'):
         raise exceptions.TestError(f'Unsupported protocol: {protocol}')
-    cmd_listen = process.run(f"ss -{protocol[0].lower()}lpn|egrep 'passt.avx2'",
+    cmd_listen = process.run(f"ss -{protocol[0].lower()}lpn|egrep 'passt'",
                              shell=True).stdout_text
     for item in ports:
         if item in cmd_listen: