diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index e97616d327..5c8b031ce0 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ qtests_i386 = \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_ESP_PCI') ? ['am53c974-test'] : []) +                 \
   (config_host.has_key('CONFIG_POSIX') and                                                  \
    config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_ACPI_ERST') ? ['erst-test'] : []) +                   \
-  (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET') and                                      \
+  (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_PCIE_PORT') and                                       \
+   config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET') and                                      \
    config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_Q35') and                                             \
    config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI') and                                      \
    slirp.found() ? ['virtio-net-failover'] : []) +                                          \