diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071 b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
index 2a22546e1a..dbc07c6c4f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 . ./common.rc
 . ./common.filter
 
-_supported_fmt generic
+_supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
 _supported_os Linux