diff --git a/tests/qtest/arm-cpu-features.c b/tests/qtest/arm-cpu-features.c
index 8691802950..1cb08138ad 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/arm-cpu-features.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/arm-cpu-features.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define SVE_MAX_VQ 16
 
 #define MACHINE     "-machine virt,gic-version=max -accel tcg "
-#define MACHINE_KVM "-machine virt,gic-version=max -accel kvm -accel tcg "
+#define MACHINE_KVM "-machine virt,gic-version=max -accel kvm "
 #define QUERY_HEAD  "{ 'execute': 'query-cpu-model-expansion', " \
                     "  'arguments': { 'type': 'full', "
 #define QUERY_TAIL  "}}"
@@ -607,31 +607,39 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func("/arm/query-cpu-model-expansion",
-                        NULL, test_query_cpu_model_expansion);
+    if (qtest_has_accel("tcg")) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("/arm/query-cpu-model-expansion",
+                            NULL, test_query_cpu_model_expansion);
+    }
+
+    if (!g_str_equal(qtest_get_arch(), "aarch64")) {
+        goto out;
+    }
 
     /*
      * For now we only run KVM specific tests with AArch64 QEMU in
      * order avoid attempting to run an AArch32 QEMU with KVM on
      * AArch64 hosts. That won't work and isn't easy to detect.
      */
-    if (g_str_equal(qtest_get_arch(), "aarch64") && qtest_has_accel("kvm")) {
+    if (qtest_has_accel("kvm")) {
         /*
          * This tests target the 'host' CPU type, so register it only if
          * KVM is available.
          */
         qtest_add_data_func("/arm/kvm/query-cpu-model-expansion",
                             NULL, test_query_cpu_model_expansion_kvm);
-    }
 
-    if (g_str_equal(qtest_get_arch(), "aarch64")) {
-        qtest_add_data_func("/arm/max/query-cpu-model-expansion/sve-max-vq-8",
-                            NULL, sve_tests_sve_max_vq_8);
-        qtest_add_data_func("/arm/max/query-cpu-model-expansion/sve-off",
-                            NULL, sve_tests_sve_off);
         qtest_add_data_func("/arm/kvm/query-cpu-model-expansion/sve-off",
                             NULL, sve_tests_sve_off_kvm);
     }
 
+    if (qtest_has_accel("tcg")) {
+        qtest_add_data_func("/arm/max/query-cpu-model-expansion/sve-max-vq-8",
+                            NULL, sve_tests_sve_max_vq_8);
+        qtest_add_data_func("/arm/max/query-cpu-model-expansion/sve-off",
+                            NULL, sve_tests_sve_off);
+    }
+
+out:
     return g_test_run();
 }