diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/check b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
index c24874ff4a..a58232eefb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/check
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
@@ -581,13 +581,13 @@ export QEMU_PROG="$(type -p "$QEMU_PROG")"
 
 case "$QEMU_PROG" in
     *qemu-system-arm|*qemu-system-aarch64)
-        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -machine virt,accel=qtest"
+        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -display none -machine virt,accel=qtest"
         ;;
     *qemu-system-tricore)
-        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -machine tricore_testboard,accel=qtest"
+        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -display none -machine tricore_testboard,accel=qtest"
         ;;
     *)
-        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -machine accel=qtest"
+        export QEMU_OPTIONS="-nodefaults -display none -machine accel=qtest"
         ;;
 esac