diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/Makefile
index e95bd56b332f757321db82ead8181179fce4376b..35856b11c14350e6dcdfda6676a8e8571ce8a7ea 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/Makefile
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ KERNEL_ARCH := x86_64
 KERNEL_BZIMAGE := $(KERNEL_BUILD_PATH)/arch/x86/boot/bzImage
 QEMU_VPORT_RESULT := virtio-serial-device
 ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),$(ARCH))
-QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu host -machine microvm,accel=kvm,pit=off,pic=off,rtc=off -no-acpi
+QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu host -machine microvm,accel=kvm,pit=off,pic=off,rtc=off,acpi=off
 else
-QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu max -machine microvm -no-acpi
+QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu max -machine microvm,acpi=off
 endif
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),i686)
 CHOST := i686-linux-musl
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ KERNEL_ARCH := x86
 KERNEL_BZIMAGE := $(KERNEL_BUILD_PATH)/arch/x86/boot/bzImage
 QEMU_VPORT_RESULT := virtio-serial-device
 ifeq ($(subst x86_64,i686,$(HOST_ARCH)),$(ARCH))
-QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu host -machine microvm,accel=kvm,pit=off,pic=off,rtc=off -no-acpi
+QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu host -machine microvm,accel=kvm,pit=off,pic=off,rtc=off,acpi=off
 else
-QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu coreduo -machine microvm -no-acpi
+QEMU_MACHINE := -cpu coreduo -machine microvm,acpi=off
 endif
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),mips64)
 CHOST := mips64-linux-musl