diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/254 b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
index 33cb80a512..8edba91c5d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/254
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img_create, file_path, log
 
+iotests.verify_image_format(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+
 disk, top = file_path('disk', 'top')
 size = 1024 * 1024