diff --git a/tests/cli/test_compose_live-iso.sh b/tests/cli/test_compose_live-iso.sh
index aac27330..b155bd50 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_compose_live-iso.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_compose_live-iso.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
 . ./tests/cli/lib/lib.sh
 
 CLI="${CLI:-./src/bin/composer-cli}"
-QEMU="/usr/bin/qemu-kvm"
+QEMU="/usr/bin/qemu-system-$(uname -m)"
 
 rlJournalStart
-    rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertExists $QEMU
-    rlPhaseEnd
-
     rlPhaseStartTest "compose start"
         rlAssertEquals "SELinux operates in enforcing mode" "$(getenforce)" "Enforcing"
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_compose_qcow2.sh b/tests/cli/test_compose_qcow2.sh
index 11d65e71..d948751c 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_compose_qcow2.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_compose_qcow2.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
 . ./tests/cli/lib/lib.sh
 
 CLI="${CLI:-./src/bin/composer-cli}"
-QEMU="/usr/bin/qemu-kvm"
+QEMU="/usr/bin/qemu-system-$(uname -m)"
 
 rlJournalStart
-    rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertExists $QEMU
-    rlPhaseEnd
-
     rlPhaseStartTest "compose start"
         rlAssertEquals "SELinux operates in enforcing mode" "$(getenforce)" "Enforcing"