diff --git a/qemu/tests/eject_media.py b/qemu/tests/eject_media.py
index 9ea50a214a2d3f05104246fe3758ec291b54727f..1c6e1a9b512984ba8364b29f53e53dc91c4f6576 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/eject_media.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/eject_media.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def run(test, params, env):
     if params.get("force_eject", "no") == "yes":
         if not qmp_used:
             eject_cmd = "eject -f %s " % device_name
+        else:
+            eject_cmd = "eject device=%s, force=True" % device_name
     else:
         eject_cmd = "eject device=%s," % device_name
     try: