diff --git a/builder/qemu/step_run.go b/builder/qemu/step_run.go
index abb64f039..3631b9bda 100644
--- a/builder/qemu/step_run.go
+++ b/builder/qemu/step_run.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate"
@@ -85,16 +85,14 @@ func getCommandArgs(bootDrive string, state multistep.StateBag) ([]string, error
 		defaultArgs["-netdev"] = fmt.Sprintf("user,id=user.0")
 	}
 
-	qemuVersion, err := driver.Version()
+	rawVersion, err := driver.Version()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	parts := strings.Split(qemuVersion, ".")
-	qemuMajor, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if qemuMajor >= 2 {
+	qemuVersion, err := version.NewVersion(rawVersion)
+	v2 := version.Must(version.NewVersion("1.2"))
+
+	if qemuVersion.GreaterThanOrEqual(v2) {
 		if config.DiskInterface == "virtio-scsi" {
 			deviceArgs = append(deviceArgs, "virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0", "scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,drive=drive0")
 			driveArgumentString := fmt.Sprintf("if=none,file=%s,id=drive0,cache=%s,discard=%s,format=%s", imgPath, config.DiskCache, config.DiskDiscard, config.Format)
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ func getCommandArgs(bootDrive string, state multistep.StateBag) ([]string, error
 				"to inspect the progress of the build.")
 		}
 	} else {
-		if qemuMajor >= 2 {
+		if qemuVersion.GreaterThanOrEqual(v2) {
 			if !config.UseDefaultDisplay {
 				defaultArgs["-display"] = "sdl"
 			}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b09691cab..a2bb25ae3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-rootcerts v0.0.0-20160503143440-6bb64b370b90 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d800c2cfc..79d921747 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1 h1:fv1ep09latC32wFoVwnqcnKJGnMSdBanPczbHAYm1
 github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:6SBZvOh/SIDV7/2o3Jml5SYk/TvGqwFJ/bN7x4byOro=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0 h1:bPIoEKD27tNdebFGGxxYwcL4nepeY4j1QP23PFRGzg0=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0 h1:3vNe/fWF5CBgRIguda1meWhsZHy3m8gCJ5wx+dIzX/E=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/go.net v0.0.1/go.mod h1:hjKkEWcCURg++eb33jQU7oqQcI9XDCnUzHA0oac0k90=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0 h1:CL2msUPvZTLb5O648aiLNJw3hnBxN2+1Jq8rCOH9wdo=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/.travis.yml b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/.travis.yml
index 542ca8b7f..01c5dc219 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/.travis.yml
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/.travis.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 language: go 
 
 go: 
-  - 1.0
-  - 1.1 
   - 1.2
   - 1.3
   - 1.4
   - 1.9
   - "1.10"
+  - 1.11
+  - 1.12
   
 script:
   - go test 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/version.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/version.go
index 186fd7cc1..1032c5606 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/version.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-version/version.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func Must(v *Version, err error) *Version {
 // or larger than the other version, respectively.
 //
 // If you want boolean results, use the LessThan, Equal,
-// or GreaterThan methods.
+// GreaterThan, GreaterThanOrEqual or LessThanOrEqual methods.
 func (v *Version) Compare(other *Version) int {
 	// A quick, efficient equality check
 	if v.String() == other.String() {
@@ -288,11 +288,21 @@ func (v *Version) GreaterThan(o *Version) bool {
 	return v.Compare(o) > 0
 }
 
+// GreaterThanOrEqualTo tests if this version is greater than or equal to another version.
+func (v *Version) GreaterThanOrEqual(o *Version) bool {
+	return v.Compare(o) >= 0
+}
+
 // LessThan tests if this version is less than another version.
 func (v *Version) LessThan(o *Version) bool {
 	return v.Compare(o) < 0
 }
 
+// LessThanOrEqualTo tests if this version is less than or equal to another version.
+func (v *Version) LessThanOrEqual(o *Version) bool {
+	return v.Compare(o) <= 0
+}
+
 // Metadata returns any metadata that was part of the version
 // string.
 //
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 8b707c5c1..3c73bce8b 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-safetemp
 github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr
 # github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1
 github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid
-# github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0
+# github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version
 # github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/simplelru