diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p.c b/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p.c
index 3671043108..be91662c6f 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void virtio_9p_create_local_test_dir(void)
 void virtio_9p_remove_local_test_dir(void)
 {
     g_assert(local_test_path != NULL);
-    char *cmd = g_strdup_printf("rm -r '%s'\n", local_test_path);
+    char *cmd = g_strdup_printf("rm -fr '%s'\n", local_test_path);
     int res = system(cmd);
     if (res < 0) {
         /* ignore error, dummy check to prevent compiler error */