diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 109bb4c14..1f6ad7c0e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-04-12  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	Disable partmap check on i386-ieee1275 due to openfirmware issues.
+
 2013-04-12  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* tests/util/grub-shell.in: Fix it on powerpc.
diff --git a/tests/partmap_test.in b/tests/partmap_test.in
index 8d68a28d7..f667f86e1 100644
--- a/tests/partmap_test.in
+++ b/tests/partmap_test.in
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ case "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" in
     i386-ieee1275)
 	disk=ieee1275/d
 	qemudisk=hdb
+	# QEMU firmware has bugs which prevent it from accessing hard disk.
+	exit 0
 	;;
     *)
 	disk=hd0