diff --git a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
index 159e4edb8f..ed1c69cf01 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         }
     } else if (strcmp(arch, "aarch64") == 0) {
-        if (has_tcg) {
+        if (has_tcg && qtest_has_device("virtio-blk-pci")) {
             qtest_add_func("acpi/virt", test_acpi_virt_tcg);
             qtest_add_func("acpi/virt/acpihmatvirt",
                             test_acpi_virt_tcg_acpi_hmat);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c b/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
index d1cc375849..f2a8d91929 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/cdrom-test.c
@@ -264,9 +264,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         const char *armmachines[] = {
             "realview-eb", "realview-eb-mpcore", "realview-pb-a8",
             "realview-pbx-a9", "versatileab", "versatilepb", "vexpress-a15",
-            "vexpress-a9", "virt", NULL
+            "vexpress-a9", NULL
         };
         add_cdrom_param_tests(armmachines);
+        if (qtest_has_device("virtio-blk-pci")) {
+            const char *virtmachine[] = { "virt", NULL };
+            add_cdrom_param_tests(virtmachine);
+        }
     } else {
         const char *nonemachine[] = { "none", NULL };
         add_cdrom_param_tests(nonemachine);