diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
index d359bf9fe3..bf3b633f04 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import time
 from .ssh import OESSHTarget
 from oeqa.utils.qemurunner import QemuRunner
 
-supported_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic', 'elf']
+supported_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic']
 
 class OEQemuTarget(OESSHTarget):
     def __init__(self, logger, ip, server_ip, timeout=300, user='root',