diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index be60f8cda9..574609bf43 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
 
     def test_aarch64_raspi3_atf(self):
         """
+        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
         :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
         :avocado: tags=machine:raspi3b
         :avocado: tags=cpu:cortex-a53
diff --git a/tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py b/tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py
index d2921e70c3..680c314cfc 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ class ReverseDebugging(LinuxKernelTest):
         vm.shutdown()
 
 class ReverseDebugging_X86_64(ReverseDebugging):
+    """
+    :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
+    """
+
     REG_PC = 0x10
     REG_CS = 0x12
     def get_pc(self, g):
@@ -190,6 +194,10 @@ class ReverseDebugging_X86_64(ReverseDebugging):
         self.reverse_debugging()
 
 class ReverseDebugging_AArch64(ReverseDebugging):
+    """
+    :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
+    """
+
     REG_PC = 32
 
     # unidentified gitlab timeout problem