diff --git a/files/debs/nova b/files/debs/nova
index 58dad411a8..5e14aec836 100644
--- a/files/debs/nova
+++ b/files/debs/nova
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ iputils-arping
 kpartx
 libjs-jquery-tablesorter # Needed for coverage html reports
 libmysqlclient-dev
-libvirt-bin # NOPRIME
+libvirt-bin # dist:xenial NOPRIME
+libvirt-clients # not:xenial NOPRIME
+libvirt-daemon-system # not:xenial NOPRIME
 libvirt-dev # NOPRIME
 mysql-server # NOPRIME
 parted
diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index ec68644757..a6b0ff13b2 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -1148,6 +1148,19 @@ function _parse_package_files {
                 fi
             fi
 
+            # Look for # not:xxx in comment
+            if [[ $line =~ (.*)#.*not:([^ ]*) ]]; then
+                # We are using BASH regexp matching feature.
+                package=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+                distros=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
+                # In bash ${VAR,,} will lowercase VAR
+                # Look for a match in the distro list
+                if [[ ${distros,,} =~ ${DISTRO,,} ]]; then
+                    # If match then skip this package
+                    inst_pkg=0
+                fi
+            fi
+
             if [[ $inst_pkg = 1 ]]; then
                 echo $package
             fi
@@ -1166,6 +1179,8 @@ function _parse_package_files {
 # - ``# NOPRIME`` defers installation to be performed later in `stack.sh`
 # - ``# dist:DISTRO`` or ``dist:DISTRO1,DISTRO2`` limits the selection
 #   of the package to the distros listed.  The distro names are case insensitive.
+# - ``# not:DISTRO`` or ``not:DISTRO1,DISTRO2`` limits the selection
+#   of the package to the distros not listed. The distro names are case insensitive.
 function get_packages {
     local xtrace
     xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
index 0369b7596b..47605af991 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ function install_libvirt {
 
     if is_ubuntu; then
         install_package qemu-system
-        install_package libvirt-bin libvirt-dev
+        if [[ ${DISTRO} == "xenial" ]]; then
+            install_package libvirt-bin libvirt-dev
+        else
+            install_package libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev
+        fi
         pip_install_gr libvirt-python
         #pip_install_gr <there-si-no-guestfs-in-pypi>
     elif is_fedora || is_suse; then