diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index e4dcb17329..6e16c05f10 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ AVOCADO_TAGS=$(patsubst %-softmmu,-t arch:%, $(filter %-softmmu,$(TARGETS)))
 
 $(TESTS_VENV_DIR): $(TESTS_VENV_REQ)
 	$(call quiet-command, \
-            $(PYTHON) -m venv --system-site-packages $@, \
+            $(PYTHON) -m venv $@, \
             VENV, $@)
 	$(call quiet-command, \
             $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/python -m pip -q install -r $(TESTS_VENV_REQ), \