diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/118 b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
index 0380069ef6867ddb57bda9932a3c845a1793ba25..e63a40fa946a268a8be765c4a86a5d070bc2c2ab 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/118
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/118
@@ -648,13 +648,9 @@ class TestBlockJobsAfterCycle(ChangeBaseClass):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, old_img, '1M')
 
         self.vm = iotests.VM()
+        self.vm.add_drive_raw("id=drive0,driver=null-co,if=none")
         self.vm.launch()
 
-        result = self.vm.qmp('blockdev-add',
-                             options={'id': 'drive0',
-                                      'driver': 'null-co'})
-        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
-
         result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/image/format', 'null-co')