diff --git a/qemu/tests/qmp_command.py b/qemu/tests/qmp_command.py
index 88bee852db88cd88caaa62fc3200a95e927f7d08..8e94d72cc928ebf88cb6f1afb060c2a776a5bbf2 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/qmp_command.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/qmp_command.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def run_qmp_command(test, params, env):
                                          % (cpu, out))
 
 
-    if not utils_misc.qemu_has_option("qmp"):
+    if not utils_misc.qemu_has_option("qmp", params['qemu_binary']):
         raise error.TestNAError("Host qemu does not support qmp.")
 
     vm = env.get_vm(params["main_vm"])