diff --git a/hw/block/tc58128.c b/hw/block/tc58128.c
index a3929d444f..728f1c3b68 100644
--- a/hw/block/tc58128.c
+++ b/hw/block/tc58128.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/sh4/sh.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "sysemu/qtest.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 #define CE1  0x0100
 #define CE2  0x0200
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ static void init_dev(tc58128_dev * dev, const char *filename)
 	/* Load flash image skipping the first block */
 	ret = load_image(filename, dev->flash_contents + 528 * 32);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "ret=%d\n", ret);
-	    fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load flash image %s\n",
-		    filename);
-	    exit(1);
+            if (!qtest_enabled()) {
+                error_report("Could not load flash image %s", filename);
+                exit(1);
+            }
 	} else {
 	    /* Build first block with number of blocks */
 	    blocks = (ret + 528 * 32 - 1) / (528 * 32);
diff --git a/hw/sh4/shix.c b/hw/sh4/shix.c
index f008b9891b..904a966700 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/shix.c
+++ b/hw/sh4/shix.c
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/sh4/sh.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 #define BIOS_FILENAME "shix_bios.bin"
 #define BIOS_ADDRESS 0xA0000000
@@ -72,10 +74,9 @@ static void shix_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
     if (bios_name == NULL)
         bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
     ret = load_image_targphys(bios_name, 0, 0x4000);
-    if (ret < 0) {		/* Check bios size */
-	fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load SHIX bios '%s'\n",
-		bios_name);
-	exit(1);
+    if (ret < 0 && !qtest_enabled()) {
+        error_report("Could not load SHIX bios '%s'", bios_name);
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     /* Register peripherals */