diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/017 b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
index e3f9e7596744e0c9f0c49d2b4c0663d74d881e01..4f9302db42e30cc4c4e382239d40ba5acd1db368 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/017
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 # Any format supporting backing files
 _supported_fmt qcow qcow2 vmdk qed
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 _unsupported_imgopts "subformat=monolithicFlat" "subformat=twoGbMaxExtentFlat"
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/020 b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
index 9c4a68c977a6b6890666950a8805324236155563..7a111100ecc0bc7e73333cd7e445b78a1c4aea27 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/020
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 # Any format supporting backing files
 _supported_fmt qcow qcow2 vmdk qed
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 _unsupported_imgopts "subformat=monolithicFlat" \
                      "subformat=twoGbMaxExtentFlat" \
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/029 b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
index e639ac0ddffe792ff0bf143228eaebafc3d75a24..30bab24dc0b3734654c2f7e8ec36c983c2edda25 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/029
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 # Any format supporting intenal snapshots
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 # Internal snapshots are (currently) impossible with refcount_bits=1
 _unsupported_imgopts 'refcount_bits=1[^0-9]'
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/073 b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
index ad37a617b2305d653ab9040a685604871d025301..40f85b18b97250cacebd33b1bbb090794121d6f6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/073
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 CLUSTER_SIZE=64k
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/114 b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
index f110d4f65a011eb3f74bead6b426c4eb39bf1fcc..5b7dc5496c8763068f46042ef4e13e838f027915 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/114
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/130 b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
index ecc8a5ba1b0476163812522c3c893240cd4f43e3..f941fc94a3c4bb29dada2dfd6f8027fb94043a24 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/130
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 qemu_comm_method="monitor"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/134 b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
index af618b8817b78182e4ff8a673491963a262d3590..acce946e7573298ddb2e9b06891eb21e9e5b3d12 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/134
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/156 b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
index cc95ff1f98db55602ffbce3660a5811524cdff84..78deaffcc370bf0df229e8f54246e3399e0584af 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/156
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2 qed
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 # Create source disk
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/158 b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
index a6cdd6d8cfa5822d614743d0066b761478f39fa0..ef8d70f109c9ac9c704e50108e208d7dad4928c7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/158
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto generic
+_unsupported_proto vxhs
 _supported_os Linux