diff --git a/libguestfs.test.simple.create-opensuse-guest.sh b/libguestfs.test.simple.create-opensuse-guest.sh
index 5213e5d..628b1a8 100644
--- a/libguestfs.test.simple.create-opensuse-guest.sh
+++ b/libguestfs.test.simple.create-opensuse-guest.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,20 @@ fi
 zypper --version
 cpio --version
 guestfish --version
-qemu-system-`uname -m` --version
+kvm="qemu-system-`uname -m`"
+if $kvm --version
+then
+	: good
+else
+	kvm="qemu-kvm"
+	if $kvm --version
+	then
+		:
+	else
+		echo "No qemu-kvm found."
+		_exit
+	fi
+fi
 
 mkdir -vp "${output_diskimage%/*}"
 td=`mktemp -d --tmpdir=/dev/shm/${LOGNAME}`
@@ -250,7 +263,7 @@ case "${diskname_inside_vm}" in
 	echo "${diskname_inside_vm} not handled"
 	_exit
 esac
-qemu-system-`uname -m` -enable-kvm \
+$kvm -enable-kvm \
 	-global virtio-blk-pci.scsi=off \
 	-enable-fips \
 	-machine accel=kvm:tcg \