diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 759fda9cc8..23d1b3587b 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -907,49 +907,3 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
         self.wait_for_console_pattern("SMP: Total of 2 processors activated")
         self.wait_for_console_pattern("No filesystem could mount root")
 
-    def do_test_ppc64_powernv(self, proc):
-        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
-        images_url = ('https://github.com/open-power/op-build/releases/download/v2.7/')
-
-        kernel_url = images_url + 'zImage.epapr'
-        kernel_hash = '0ab237df661727e5392cee97460e8674057a883c5f74381a128fa772588d45cd'
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash,
-                                       algorithm='sha256')
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
-                         '-append', 'console=tty0 console=hvc0',
-                         '-device', 'pcie-pci-bridge,id=bridge1,bus=pcie.1,addr=0x0',
-                         '-device', 'nvme,bus=pcie.2,addr=0x0,serial=1234',
-                         '-device', 'e1000e,bus=bridge1,addr=0x3',
-                         '-device', 'nec-usb-xhci,bus=bridge1,addr=0x2')
-        self.vm.launch()
-
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("CPU: " + proc + " generation processor")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("zImage starting: loaded")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Run /init as init process")
-        # Device detection output driven by udev probing is sometimes cut off
-        # from console output, suspect S14silence-console init script.
-
-    def test_ppc_powernv8(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
-        :avocado: tags=machine:powernv8
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        """
-        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P8')
-
-    def test_ppc_powernv9(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
-        :avocado: tags=machine:powernv9
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        """
-        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P9')
-
-    def test_ppc_powernv10(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
-        :avocado: tags=machine:powernv10
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        """
-        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P10')
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_ppc64_powernv.py b/tests/functional/test_ppc64_powernv.py
index 67497d6404..685e2178ed 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_ppc64_powernv.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_ppc64_powernv.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
 # later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest, Asset
+from qemu_test import LinuxKernelTest, Asset
 from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
 
-class powernvMachine(QemuSystemTest):
+class powernvMachine(LinuxKernelTest):
 
     timeout = 90
     KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 console=hvc0 '
@@ -78,5 +78,41 @@ class powernvMachine(QemuSystemTest):
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, console_pattern, self.panic_message)
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, self.good_message, self.panic_message)
 
+
+    ASSET_EPAPR_KERNEL = Asset(
+        ('https://github.com/open-power/op-build/releases/download/v2.7/'
+         'zImage.epapr'),
+        '0ab237df661727e5392cee97460e8674057a883c5f74381a128fa772588d45cd')
+
+    def do_test_ppc64_powernv(self, proc):
+        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_EPAPR_KERNEL.fetch()
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', 'console=tty0 console=hvc0',
+                         '-device', 'pcie-pci-bridge,id=bridge1,bus=pcie.1,addr=0x0',
+                         '-device', 'nvme,bus=pcie.2,addr=0x0,serial=1234',
+                         '-device', 'e1000e,bus=bridge1,addr=0x3',
+                         '-device', 'nec-usb-xhci,bus=bridge1,addr=0x2')
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("CPU: " + proc + " generation processor")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("zImage starting: loaded")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Run /init as init process")
+        # Device detection output driven by udev probing is sometimes cut off
+        # from console output, suspect S14silence-console init script.
+
+    def test_powernv8(self):
+        self.set_machine('powernv8')
+        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P8')
+
+    def test_powernv9(self):
+        self.set_machine('powernv9')
+        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P9')
+
+    def test_powernv10(self):
+        self.set_machine('powernv10')
+        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P10')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    QemuSystemTest.main()
+    LinuxKernelTest.main()