diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index dc7716275f..f7c1b68dad 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TestQMP(TestImageInfoSpecific):
 
 class TestQCow2(TestQemuImgInfo):
     '''Testing a qcow2 version 2 image'''
-    img_options = 'compat=0.10'
+    img_options = 'compat=0.10,compression_type=zlib'
     json_compare = { 'compat': '0.10', 'refcount-bits': 16,
                      'compression-type': 'zlib' }
     human_compare = [ 'compat: 0.10', 'compression type: zlib',
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ class TestQCow2(TestQemuImgInfo):
 
 class TestQCow3NotLazy(TestQemuImgInfo):
     '''Testing a qcow2 version 3 image with lazy refcounts disabled'''
-    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=off'
+    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=off,compression_type=zstd'
     json_compare = { 'compat': '1.1', 'lazy-refcounts': False,
                      'refcount-bits': 16, 'corrupt': False,
-                     'compression-type': 'zlib', 'extended-l2': False }
-    human_compare = [ 'compat: 1.1', 'compression type: zlib',
+                     'compression-type': 'zstd', 'extended-l2': False }
+    human_compare = [ 'compat: 1.1', 'compression type: zstd',
                       'lazy refcounts: false', 'refcount bits: 16',
                       'corrupt: false', 'extended l2: false' ]
 
 class TestQCow3Lazy(TestQemuImgInfo):
     '''Testing a qcow2 version 3 image with lazy refcounts enabled'''
-    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on'
+    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on,compression_type=zlib'
     json_compare = { 'compat': '1.1', 'lazy-refcounts': True,
                      'refcount-bits': 16, 'corrupt': False,
                      'compression-type': 'zlib', 'extended-l2': False }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestQCow3Lazy(TestQemuImgInfo):
 class TestQCow3NotLazyQMP(TestQMP):
     '''Testing a qcow2 version 3 image with lazy refcounts disabled, opening
        with lazy refcounts enabled'''
-    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=off'
+    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=off,compression_type=zlib'
     qemu_options = 'lazy-refcounts=on'
     compare = { 'compat': '1.1', 'lazy-refcounts': False,
                 'refcount-bits': 16, 'corrupt': False,
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ class TestQCow3NotLazyQMP(TestQMP):
 class TestQCow3LazyQMP(TestQMP):
     '''Testing a qcow2 version 3 image with lazy refcounts enabled, opening
        with lazy refcounts disabled'''
-    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on'
+    img_options = 'compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on,compression_type=zstd'
     qemu_options = 'lazy-refcounts=off'
     compare = { 'compat': '1.1', 'lazy-refcounts': True,
                 'refcount-bits': 16, 'corrupt': False,
-                'compression-type': 'zlib', 'extended-l2': False }
+                'compression-type': 'zstd', 'extended-l2': False }
 
 TestImageInfoSpecific = None
 TestQemuImgInfo = None