diff --git a/tests/pvpanic-test.c b/tests/pvpanic-test.c
index 7461a7254f818dc64bec18a86f283655ec460ce8..ff9176adf3ce2ddb60ce7a44b56be6f67520d96f 100644
--- a/tests/pvpanic-test.c
+++ b/tests/pvpanic-test.c
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ static void test_panic(void)
 {
     uint8_t val;
     QDict *response, *data;
+    QTestState *qts;
 
-    val = inb(0x505);
+    qts = qtest_init("-device pvpanic");
+
+    val = qtest_inb(qts, 0x505);
     g_assert_cmpuint(val, ==, 1);
 
-    outb(0x505, 0x1);
+    qtest_outb(qts, 0x505, 0x1);
 
-    response = qmp_receive();
+    response = qtest_qmp_receive(qts);
     g_assert(qdict_haskey(response, "event"));
     g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(response, "event"), ==, "GUEST_PANICKED");
     g_assert(qdict_haskey(response, "data"));
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ static void test_panic(void)
     g_assert(qdict_haskey(data, "action"));
     g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_str(data, "action"), ==, "pause");
     qobject_unref(response);
+
+    qtest_quit(qts);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -38,10 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     qtest_add_func("/pvpanic/panic", test_panic);
 
-    qtest_start("-device pvpanic");
     ret = g_test_run();
 
-    qtest_end();
-
     return ret;
 }