diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/044 b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
index 64b18eb7c8..d696e6442a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/044
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
@@ -117,4 +117,5 @@ class TestRefcountTableGrowth(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['refcount_bits'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index 3c2ca27627..dc7716275f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@ TestQMP = None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['refcount_bits'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/163 b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
index dedce8ef43..b8bfc95358 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/163
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
@@ -169,4 +169,5 @@ ShrinkBaseClass = None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['raw', 'qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/165 b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
index ce499946b8..e3ef28e2ee 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/165
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/165
@@ -157,4 +157,5 @@ class TestPersistentDirtyBitmap(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/196 b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
index 2451515094..76509a5ad1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/196
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/196
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ class TestInvalidateAutoclear(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/242 b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
index a9b27668c2..96a30152b0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/242
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, qemu_img_pipe, \
     file_path, img_info_log, log, filter_qemu_io
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                          supported_protocols=['file'])
+                          supported_protocols=['file'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['refcount_bits', 'compat'])
 
 disk = file_path('disk')
 chunk = 256 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/246 b/tests/qemu-iotests/246
index 5932a0e8a9..b009a78397 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/246
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/246
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 import iotests
 from iotests import log
 
-iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
 size = 64 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 gran_small = 32 * 1024
 gran_large = 128 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/254 b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
index 108bf5f894..7ea098818c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/254
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/254
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img_create, file_path, log
 
-iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
 
 disk, top = file_path('disk', 'top')
 size = 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/260 b/tests/qemu-iotests/260
index 2ec64a9b99..c2133f9980 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/260
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/260
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img_create, file_path, log, filter_qmp_event
 
 iotests.script_initialize(
-    supported_fmts=['qcow2']
+    supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+    unsupported_imgopts=['compat']
 )
 
 base, top = file_path('base', 'top')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/274 b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
index caab008e07..080a90f10f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/274
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/274
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 import iotests
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                          supported_platforms=['linux'])
+                          supported_platforms=['linux'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['refcount_bits', 'compat'])
 
 size_short = 1 * 1024 * 1024
 size_long = 2 * 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/281 b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
index 956698083f..318e333939 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/281
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/281
@@ -245,4 +245,5 @@ class TestBlockdevBackupAbort(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-                 supported_protocols=['file'])
+                 supported_protocols=['file'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/303 b/tests/qemu-iotests/303
index 425544c064..475cb5428d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/303
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/303
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import iotests
 import subprocess
 from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, file_path, log, filter_qemu_io
 
-iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['refcount_bits', 'compat'])
 
 disk = file_path('disk')
 chunk = 1024 * 1024
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-postcopy-test b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-postcopy-test
index 00ebb5c251..fc9c4b4ef4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-postcopy-test
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-postcopy-test
@@ -272,4 +272,5 @@ class TestDirtyBitmapPostcopyMigration(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+    iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+                 unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-test b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-test
index c23df3d75c..59f3357580 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-test
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migrate-bitmaps-test
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     iotests.main(
         supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
-        supported_protocols=['file']
+        supported_protocols=['file'],
+        unsupported_imgopts=['compat']
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/remove-bitmap-from-backing b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/remove-bitmap-from-backing
index 8d48fc0f3c..3c397b08ea 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/remove-bitmap-from-backing
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/remove-bitmap-from-backing
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 import iotests
 from iotests import log, qemu_img_create, qemu_img, qemu_img_pipe
 
-iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
+iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
+                          unsupported_imgopts=['compat'])
 
 top, base = iotests.file_path('top', 'base')
 size = '1M'