diff --git a/tests/pata_test.in b/tests/pata_test.in
index 27dccec19..31144a8fd 100644
--- a/tests/pata_test.in
+++ b/tests/pata_test.in
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ case "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" in
     # PLATFORM: no ATA on ARC platforms (they use SCSI)
     *-arc)
 	exit 77;;
+    # QEMU: no ATA on Q35 machine type (they use AHCI)
+    i386-efi)
+	exit 77;;
     # FIXME: No native drivers are available for those
     powerpc-ieee1275 | sparc64-ieee1275 | arm*-efi)
 	exit 77;;