diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 450d67be6a..b8b0a4df10 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
         # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
         self.vm.wait()
 
-    def do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_url, kernel_hash):
-        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+    def do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_path_xz):
         kernel_path = self.workdir + "kernel"
         with lzma.open(kernel_path_xz, 'rb') as f_in:
             with open(kernel_path, 'wb') as f_out:
@@ -303,7 +302,8 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
                       'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
                       'generic_nano32r6el_page4k.xz')
         kernel_hash = '477456aafd2a0f1ddc9482727f20fe9575565dd6'
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_url, kernel_hash)
+        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
 
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
         """
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
                       'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
                       'generic_nano32r6el_page16k_up.xz')
         kernel_hash = 'e882868f944c71c816e832e2303b7874d044a7bc'
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_url, kernel_hash)
+        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
 
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_64k_dbg(self):
         """
@@ -329,7 +330,8 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
                       'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
                       'generic_nano32r6el_page64k_dbg.xz')
         kernel_hash = '18d1c68f2e23429e266ca39ba5349ccd0aeb7180'
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_url, kernel_hash)
+        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
 
     def test_aarch64_xlnx_versal_virt(self):
         """