diff --git a/test/test-functions b/test/test-functions
index 37bdfd58dc..6523db01b9 100644
--- a/test/test-functions
+++ b/test/test-functions
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ $KERNEL_APPEND \
 -nographic \
 -kernel $KERNEL_BIN \
 -drive format=raw,cache=unsafe,file=${TESTDIR}/rootdisk.img \
+$QEMU_OPTIONS \
 "
 
     if [[ "$INITRD" && "$SKIP_INITRD" != "yes" ]]; then