diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index f08b741..391c7a7 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/pxe-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qom-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-generic-y += tests/test-hmp$(EXESUF)
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF): tests/display-vga-test.o
 tests/ipoctal232-test$(EXESUF): tests/ipoctal232-test.o
 tests/qom-test$(EXESUF): tests/qom-test.o
 tests/test-hmp$(EXESUF): tests/test-hmp.o
-tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF): tests/drive_del-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
+tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF): tests/drive_del-test.o $(libqos-virtio-obj-y)
 tests/qdev-monitor-test$(EXESUF): tests/qdev-monitor-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/nvme-test$(EXESUF): tests/nvme-test.o
 tests/pvpanic-test$(EXESUF): tests/pvpanic-test.o
diff --git a/tests/drive_del-test.c b/tests/drive_del-test.c
index 2175139..c9ac997 100644
--- a/tests/drive_del-test.c
+++ b/tests/drive_del-test.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "libqtest.h"
+#include "libqos/virtio.h"
 
 static void drive_add(void)
 {
@@ -65,14 +66,14 @@ static void test_after_failed_device_add(void)
 
     qtest_start("-drive if=none,id=drive0");
 
-    /* Make device_add fail.  If this leaks the virtio-blk-pci device then a
+    /* Make device_add fail. If this leaks the virtio-blk device then a
      * reference to drive0 will also be held (via qdev properties).
      */
     response = qmp("{'execute': 'device_add',"
                    " 'arguments': {"
-                   "   'driver': 'virtio-blk-pci',"
+                   "   'driver': 'virtio-blk-%s',"
                    "   'drive': 'drive0'"
-                   "}}");
+                   "}}", qvirtio_get_dev_type());
     g_assert(response);
     error = qdict_get_qdict(response, "error");
     g_assert_cmpstr(qdict_get_try_str(error, "class"), ==, "GenericError");
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ static void test_after_failed_device_add(void)
     drive_del();
 
     /* Try to re-add the drive.  This fails with duplicate IDs if a leaked
-     * virtio-blk-pci exists that holds a reference to the old drive0.
+     * virtio-blk device exists that holds a reference to the old drive0.
      */
     drive_add();
 
@@ -91,10 +92,14 @@ static void test_after_failed_device_add(void)
 
 static void test_drive_del_device_del(void)
 {
+    char *args;
+
     /* Start with a drive used by a device that unplugs instantaneously */
-    qtest_start("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=null-co://,format=raw"
-                " -device virtio-scsi-pci"
-                " -device scsi-hd,drive=drive0,id=dev0");
+    args = g_strdup_printf("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=null-co://,format=raw"
+                           " -device virtio-scsi-%s"
+                           " -device scsi-hd,drive=drive0,id=dev0",
+                           qvirtio_get_dev_type());
+    qtest_start(args);
 
     /*
      * Delete the drive, and then the device
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ static void test_drive_del_device_del(void)
     device_del();
 
     qtest_end();
+    g_free(args);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -114,9 +120,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     qtest_add_func("/drive_del/without-dev", test_drive_without_dev);
 
-    /* TODO I guess any arch with PCI would do */
+    /* TODO I guess any arch with a hot-pluggable virtio bus would do */
     if (!strcmp(arch, "i386") || !strcmp(arch, "x86_64") ||
-        !strcmp(arch, "ppc") || !strcmp(arch, "ppc64")) {
+        !strcmp(arch, "ppc") || !strcmp(arch, "ppc64") ||
+        !strcmp(arch, "s390x")) {
         qtest_add_func("/drive_del/after_failed_device_add",
                        test_after_failed_device_add);
         qtest_add_func("/blockdev/drive_del_device_del",
diff --git a/tests/libqos/virtio.c b/tests/libqos/virtio.c
index 9880a69..0879a62 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/virtio.c
+++ b/tests/libqos/virtio.c
@@ -339,3 +339,20 @@ void qvirtqueue_set_used_event(QVirtQueue *vq, uint16_t idx)
     /* vq->avail->used_event */
     writew(vq->avail + 4 + (2 * vq->size), idx);
 }
+
+/*
+ * qvirtio_get_dev_type:
+ * Returns: the preferred virtio bus/device type for the current architecture.
+ */
+const char *qvirtio_get_dev_type(void)
+{
+    const char *arch = qtest_get_arch();
+
+    if (g_str_equal(arch, "arm") || g_str_equal(arch, "aarch64")) {
+        return "device";  /* for virtio-mmio */
+    } else if (g_str_equal(arch, "s390x")) {
+        return "ccw";
+    } else {
+        return "pci";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/libqos/virtio.h b/tests/libqos/virtio.h
index 8fbcd18..0a04740 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/virtio.h
+++ b/tests/libqos/virtio.h
@@ -143,4 +143,7 @@ void qvirtqueue_kick(QVirtioDevice *d, QVirtQueue *vq, uint32_t free_head);
 bool qvirtqueue_get_buf(QVirtQueue *vq, uint32_t *desc_idx);
 
 void qvirtqueue_set_used_event(QVirtQueue *vq, uint16_t idx);
+
+const char *qvirtio_get_dev_type(void);
+
 #endif
