diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index 3551b9c94650e244285036eb563ba4191cbb8e69..acc5d054ea86c94cfc6eb941b0501c2187d1a4b9 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ qtests_i386 = \
    config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_Q35') and                                             \
    config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI') and                                      \
    slirp.found() ? ['virtio-net-failover'] : []) +                                          \
-  (unpack_edk2_blobs ? ['bios-tables-test'] : []) +                                         \
+  (cpu != "x86_64" and unpack_edk2_blobs ? ['bios-tables-test'] : []) +                                         \
   qtests_pci +                                                                              \
   ['fdc-test',
    'ide-test',
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ qtests_arm = \
 
 # TODO: once aarch64 TCG is fixed on ARM 32 bit host, make bios-tables-test unconditional
 qtests_aarch64 = \
-  (cpu != 'arm' and unpack_edk2_blobs ? ['bios-tables-test'] : []) +                            \
+  (cpu == 'aarch64' and unpack_edk2_blobs ? ['bios-tables-test'] : []) +                            \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_TPM_TIS_SYSBUS') ? ['tpm-tis-device-test'] : []) +        \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_TPM_TIS_SYSBUS') ? ['tpm-tis-device-swtpm-test'] : []) +  \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP_ARM') ? ['xlnx-can-test', 'fuzz-xlnx-dp-test'] : []) + \