diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index ca82e0c0ccfd5739b98823d71f8252e0fae36b8c..83def6994cdaf1f46a0120fd5db5d5795293f93d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ gcov-files-x86_64-y = $(subst i386-softmmu/,x86_64-softmmu/,$(gcov-files-i386-y)
 
 check-qtest-alpha-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
 
+check-qtest-hppa-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
+
 check-qtest-m68k-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-microblaze-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
diff --git a/tests/boot-serial-test.c b/tests/boot-serial-test.c
index 418c5b92dc5ae9d47a3bc4c2b0fad7f922189d5f..ea87a80be7f8c8e222e839ba588c289cc4ca8f75 100644
--- a/tests/boot-serial-test.c
+++ b/tests/boot-serial-test.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static testdef_t tests[] = {
       sizeof(kernel_plml605), kernel_plml605 },
     { "moxie", "moxiesim", "", "TT", sizeof(bios_moxiesim), 0, bios_moxiesim },
     { "arm", "raspi2", "", "TT", sizeof(bios_raspi2), 0, bios_raspi2 },
+    { "hppa", "hppa", "", "SeaBIOS wants SYSTEM HALT" },
 
     { NULL }
 };