diff --git a/v2v/output_libvirt.ml b/v2v/output_libvirt.ml
index 072b94f43..33f69dcfa 100644
--- a/v2v/output_libvirt.ml
+++ b/v2v/output_libvirt.ml
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class output_libvirt oc output_pool = object
     | None -> sprintf "-o libvirt -os %s" output_pool
     | Some uri -> sprintf "-o libvirt -oc %s -os %s" uri output_pool
 
-  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
-
   method prepare_targets source targets =
     (* Get the capabilities from libvirt. *)
     let xml = Libvirt_utils.capabilities ?conn:oc () in
@@ -140,6 +138,8 @@ class output_libvirt oc output_pool = object
         { t with target_file = target_file }
     ) targets
 
+  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
+
   method check_target_firmware guestcaps target_firmware =
     match target_firmware with
     | TargetBIOS -> ()
diff --git a/v2v/output_local.ml b/v2v/output_local.ml
index 9ba1d6f63..9c105ef8d 100644
--- a/v2v/output_local.ml
+++ b/v2v/output_local.ml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class output_local dir = object
 
   method as_options = sprintf "-o local -os %s" dir
 
-  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
-
   method prepare_targets source targets =
     List.map (
       fun t ->
@@ -39,6 +37,17 @@ class output_local dir = object
         { t with target_file = target_file }
     ) targets
 
+  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
+
+  method check_target_firmware guestcaps target_firmware =
+    match target_firmware with
+    | TargetBIOS -> ()
+    | TargetUEFI ->
+       (* This will fail with an error if the target firmware is
+        * not installed on the host.
+        *)
+       ignore (find_uefi_firmware guestcaps.gcaps_arch)
+
   method create_metadata source _ target_buses guestcaps _ target_firmware =
     (* We don't know what target features the hypervisor supports, but
      * assume a common set that libvirt supports.
diff --git a/v2v/output_qemu.ml b/v2v/output_qemu.ml
index 3e28ad0dc..84efd4529 100644
--- a/v2v/output_qemu.ml
+++ b/v2v/output_qemu.ml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ object
   method as_options =
     sprintf "-o qemu -os %s%s" dir (if qemu_boot then " --qemu-boot" else "")
 
-  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
-
   method prepare_targets source targets =
     List.map (
       fun t ->
@@ -40,6 +38,8 @@ object
         { t with target_file = target_file }
     ) targets
 
+  method supported_firmware = [ TargetBIOS; TargetUEFI ]
+
   method check_target_firmware guestcaps target_firmware =
     match target_firmware with
     | TargetBIOS -> ()