diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_disable.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_disable.cfg
index 85439647228f80e85eb8f52e6b62ebfae85aaa94..72bbd0311024a636ba7b9fc5472cda8fef6e3095 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_disable.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_disable.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
     no RHEL.4.9
     type = balloon_disable
     extra_params += " -balloon none"
+    required_qemu = [, 3.1.0)
diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_stop_continue.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_stop_continue.cfg
index d3e543533afe815e011c0b033ba5e766914b74c9..a53beea26d55e27dd2f69c1f4c5cadd278e401b7 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_stop_continue.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/balloon_stop_continue.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 - balloon_stop_continue: install setup image_copy unattended_install.cdrom
     virt_test_type = qemu
     type = balloon_stop_continue
-    extra_params += " -balloon virtio"
+    balloon = balloon0
+    balloon_dev_devid = balloon0
+    balloon_dev_add_bus = yes
     repeat_timeout = 360