diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/172 b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
index ff269ca7b5..4da0e0f2e2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/172
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ do_run_qemu()
             done
         fi
         echo quit
-    ) | $QEMU -accel qtest -nographic -monitor stdio -serial none "$@"
+    ) | $QEMU -accel qtest -nographic -monitor stdio -serial none -vga none -nic none "$@"
     echo
 }