diff --git a/tests/acceptance/virtiofs_submounts.py b/tests/acceptance/virtiofs_submounts.py
index 46fa65392a15..5b74ce2929bd 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/virtiofs_submounts.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/virtiofs_submounts.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def test_something_that_needs_cmd1_and_cmd2(self):
 class VirtiofsSubmountsTest(LinuxTest):
     """
     :avocado: tags=arch:x86_64
+    :avocado: tags=accel:kvm
     """
 
     def get_portfwd(self):