diff --git a/tests/ahci-test.c b/tests/ahci-test.c
index 1bb7410e7a..9bf5f2c940 100644
--- a/tests/ahci-test.c
+++ b/tests/ahci-test.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static char tmp_path[] = "/tmp/qtest.XXXXXX";
 static char debug_path[] = "/tmp/qtest-blkdebug.XXXXXX";
 static char mig_socket[] = "/tmp/qtest-migration.XXXXXX";
 static bool ahci_pedantic;
+static const char *imgfmt;
 
 /*** Function Declarations ***/
 static void ahci_test_port_spec(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port);
@@ -175,11 +176,11 @@ static AHCIQState *ahci_boot(const char *cli, ...)
         va_end(ap);
     } else {
         cli = "-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=%s,cache=writeback,serial=%s"
-            ",format=qcow2"
+            ",format=%s"
             " -M q35 "
             "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
             "-global ide-hd.ver=%s";
-        s = ahci_boot(cli, tmp_path, "testdisk", "version");
+        s = ahci_boot(cli, tmp_path, "testdisk", imgfmt, "version");
     }
 
     return s;
@@ -1078,12 +1079,12 @@ static void test_flush_retry(void)
 
     prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "flush_to_disk");
     ahci = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                                "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                                "format=%s,cache=writeback,"
                                 "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
                                 "-M q35 "
                                 "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
                                 debug_path,
-                                tmp_path);
+                                tmp_path, imgfmt);
 
     /* Issue Flush Command and wait for error */
     port = ahci_port_select(ahci);
@@ -1113,10 +1114,10 @@ static void test_migrate_sanity(void)
     char *uri = g_strdup_printf("unix:%s", mig_socket);
 
     src = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
-                    "-hda %s ", tmp_path);
+                    "-drive if=ide,file=%s,format=%s ", tmp_path, imgfmt);
     dst = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
-                    "-hda %s "
-                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+                    "-drive if=ide,file=%s,format=%s "
+                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, imgfmt, uri);
 
     ahci_migrate(src, dst, uri);
 
@@ -1138,10 +1139,11 @@ static void ahci_migrate_simple(uint8_t cmd_read, uint8_t cmd_write)
     char *uri = g_strdup_printf("unix:%s", mig_socket);
 
     src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-m 1024 -M q35 "
-                               "-hda %s ", tmp_path);
+                               "-drive if=ide,format=%s,file=%s ",
+                               imgfmt, tmp_path);
     dst = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
-                    "-hda %s "
-                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+                    "-drive if=ide,format=%s,file=%s "
+                    "-incoming %s", imgfmt, tmp_path, uri);
 
     set_context(src->parent);
 
@@ -1197,12 +1199,12 @@ static void ahci_halted_io_test(uint8_t cmd_read, uint8_t cmd_write)
     prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "write_aio");
 
     ahci = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                                "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                                "format=%s,cache=writeback,"
                                 "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
                                 "-M q35 "
                                 "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
                                 debug_path,
-                                tmp_path);
+                                tmp_path, imgfmt);
 
     /* Initialize and prepare */
     port = ahci_port_select(ahci);
@@ -1263,20 +1265,20 @@ static void ahci_migrate_halted_io(uint8_t cmd_read, uint8_t cmd_write)
     prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "write_aio");
 
     src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                               "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                               "format=%s,cache=writeback,"
                                "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
                                "-M q35 "
                                "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
                                debug_path,
-                               tmp_path);
+                               tmp_path, imgfmt);
 
     dst = ahci_boot("-drive file=%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                    "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                    "format=%s,cache=writeback,"
                     "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
                     "-M q35 "
                     "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
                     "-incoming %s",
-                    tmp_path, uri);
+                    tmp_path, imgfmt, uri);
 
     set_context(src->parent);
 
@@ -1335,15 +1337,17 @@ static void test_flush_migrate(void)
     prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "flush_to_disk");
 
     src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                               "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                               "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop,"
+                               "format=%s "
                                "-M q35 "
                                "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
-                               debug_path, tmp_path);
+                               debug_path, tmp_path, imgfmt);
     dst = ahci_boot("-drive file=%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
-                    "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                    "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop,"
+                    "format=%s "
                     "-M q35 "
                     "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
-                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, imgfmt, uri);
 
     set_context(src->parent);
 
@@ -1626,9 +1630,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /* Create a temporary qcow2 image */
-    close(mkstemp(tmp_path));
+    /* Create a temporary image */
+    fd = mkstemp(tmp_path);
+    g_assert(fd >= 0);
+    imgfmt = "qcow2";
     mkqcow2(tmp_path, TEST_IMAGE_SIZE_MB);
+    close(fd);
 
     /* Create temporary blkdebug instructions */
     fd = mkstemp(debug_path);