diff --git a/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py b/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
index 4ca8a766..25507f69 100644
--- a/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/qemu/test_qemu_vm.py
@@ -855,21 +855,15 @@ def test_options(linux_platform, vm):
     assert vm.kvm is False
 
     vm.options = "-no-kvm"
-    assert vm.options == "-no-kvm"
+    assert vm.options == "-machine accel=tcg"
 
     vm.options = "-enable-kvm"
-    assert vm.options == "-enable-kvm"
-
-    vm.options = "-icount 12"
-    assert vm.options == "-no-kvm -icount 12"
-
-    vm.options = "-icount 12 -no-kvm"
-    assert vm.options == "-icount 12 -no-kvm"
+    assert vm.options == "-machine accel=kvm"
 
 
 def test_options_windows(windows_platform, vm):
     vm.options = "-no-kvm"
-    assert vm.options == ""
+    assert vm.options == "-machine accel=tcg"
 
     vm.options = "-enable-kvm"
     assert vm.options == ""
@@ -919,7 +913,7 @@ async def test_run_with_kvm_linux_options_no_kvm(linux_platform, vm):
 
     with patch("os.path.exists", return_value=True) as os_path:
         vm.manager.config.settings.Qemu.enable_hardware_acceleration = True
-        assert await vm._run_with_hardware_acceleration("qemu-system-x86_64", "-no-kvm") is False
+        assert await vm._run_with_hardware_acceleration("qemu-system-x86_64", "-machine accel=tcg") is False
 
 
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