diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f107b8eb20..209fe0f728 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ S: Supported
 F: hw/s390x/
 F: include/hw/s390x/
 F: configs/devices/s390x-softmmu/default.mak
-F: tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
+F: tests/functional/test_s390x_ccw_virtio.py
 T: git https://github.com/borntraeger/qemu.git s390-next
 L: qemu-s390x@nongnu.org
 
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ F: hw/s390x/cpu-topology.c
 F: target/s390x/kvm/stsi-topology.c
 F: docs/devel/s390-cpu-topology.rst
 F: docs/system/s390x/cpu-topology.rst
-F: tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
+F: tests/functional/test_s390x_topology.py
 
 X86 Machines
 ------------
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 5615a5b2fd..ddbb59604b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ endif
 # Timeouts for individual tests that can be slow e.g. with debugging enabled
 test_timeouts = {
   'netdev_ethtool' : 180,
+  's390x_ccw_virtio' : 180,
 }
 
 tests_generic = [
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ tests_ppc_thorough = [
   'ppc_bamboo',
 ]
 
+tests_s390x_thorough = [
+  's390x_ccw_virtio',
+  's390x_topology',
+]
+
 tests_sparc64_thorough = [
   'sparc64_sun4u',
 ]
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
index 4eb5e5d5e5..a12dac51b6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
 # later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
+import lzma
+import os
+import shutil
 import tarfile
 
 def archive_extract(archive, dest_dir, member=None):
@@ -19,3 +22,14 @@ def archive_extract(archive, dest_dir, member=None):
             tf.extract(member=member, path=dest_dir)
         else:
             tf.extractall(path=dest_dir)
+
+def lzma_uncompress(xz_path, output_path):
+    if os.path.exists(output_path):
+        return
+    with lzma.open(xz_path, 'rb') as lzma_in:
+        try:
+            with open(output_path, 'wb') as raw_out:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(lzma_in, raw_out)
+        except:
+            os.remove(output_path)
+            raise
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py b/tests/functional/test_s390x_ccw_virtio.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
rename to tests/functional/test_s390x_ccw_virtio.py
index 26e938c9e9..b2cbaacd21
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_s390x_ccw_virtio.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
 # Functional test that boots an s390x Linux guest with ccw and PCI devices
 # attached and checks whether the devices are recognized by Linux
 #
@@ -12,11 +14,10 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-from avocado import skipUnless
-from avocado_qemu import QemuSystemTest
-from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
-from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
-from avocado.utils import archive
+from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest
+from qemu_test import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
+from qemu_test.utils import lzma_uncompress
 
 class S390CCWVirtioMachine(QemuSystemTest):
     KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ def clear_guest_dmesg(self):
         self.dmesg_clear_count += 1
 
     def test_s390x_devices(self):
-
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
-        """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
 
         kernel_url = ('https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/'
                       '20201126T092837Z/dists/buster/main/installer-s390x/'
@@ -160,15 +157,7 @@ def test_s390x_devices(self):
 
 
     def test_s390x_fedora(self):
-
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
-        :avocado: tags=device:virtio-gpu
-        :avocado: tags=device:virtio-crypto
-        :avocado: tags=device:virtio-net
-        :avocado: tags=flaky
-        """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
 
         kernel_url = ('https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive'
                       '/fedora-secondary/releases/31/Server/s390x/os'
@@ -182,7 +171,7 @@ def test_s390x_fedora(self):
         initrd_hash = '3de45d411df5624b8d8ef21cd0b44419ab59b12f'
         initrd_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, asset_hash=initrd_hash)
         initrd_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'initrd-raw.img')
-        archive.lzma_uncompress(initrd_path_xz, initrd_path)
+        lzma_uncompress(initrd_path_xz, initrd_path)
 
         self.vm.set_console()
         kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + ' audit=0 '
@@ -275,3 +264,6 @@ def test_s390x_fedora(self):
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
                         'while ! (dmesg -c | grep Start.virtcrypto_remove) ; do'
                         ' sleep 1 ; done', 'Start virtcrypto_remove.')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    QemuSystemTest.main()
diff --git a/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py b/tests/functional/test_s390x_topology.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 90%
rename from tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
rename to tests/functional/test_s390x_topology.py
index 9154ac8776..39c5ce0b3d
--- a/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_s390x_topology.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
 # Functional test that boots a Linux kernel and checks the console
 #
 # Copyright IBM Corp. 2023
@@ -9,16 +11,13 @@
 # later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 import os
-import shutil
 import time
 
-from avocado_qemu import QemuSystemTest
-from avocado_qemu import exec_command
-from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
-from avocado_qemu import interrupt_interactive_console_until_pattern
-from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
-from avocado.utils import process
-from avocado.utils import archive
+from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest
+from qemu_test import exec_command
+from qemu_test import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
+from qemu_test.utils import lzma_uncompress
 
 
 class S390CPUTopology(QemuSystemTest):
@@ -81,18 +80,16 @@ def kernel_init(self):
         kernel_url = ('https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive'
                       '/fedora-secondary/releases/35/Server/s390x/os'
                       '/images/kernel.img')
-        kernel_hash = '0d1aaaf303f07cf0160c8c48e56fe638'
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, algorithm='md5',
-                                       asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+        kernel_hash = '1f2dddfd11bb1393dd2eb2e784036fbf6fc11057a6d7d27f9eb12d3edc67ef73'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
 
         initrd_url = ('https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive'
                       '/fedora-secondary/releases/35/Server/s390x/os'
                       '/images/initrd.img')
-        initrd_hash = 'a122057d95725ac030e2ec51df46e172'
-        initrd_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, algorithm='md5',
-                                          asset_hash=initrd_hash)
+        initrd_hash = '1100145fbca00240c8c372ae4b89b48c99844bc189b3dfbc3f481dc60055ca46'
+        initrd_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, asset_hash=initrd_hash)
         initrd_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'initrd-raw.img')
-        archive.lzma_uncompress(initrd_path_xz, initrd_path)
+        lzma_uncompress(initrd_path_xz, initrd_path)
 
         self.vm.set_console()
         kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE
@@ -115,10 +112,8 @@ def system_init(self):
     def test_single(self):
         """
         This test checks the simplest topology with a single CPU.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -127,10 +122,8 @@ def test_single(self):
     def test_default(self):
         """
         This test checks the implicit topology.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.add_args('-smp',
                          '13,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=3,cores=2,maxcpus=24')
@@ -154,10 +147,8 @@ def test_move(self):
         """
         This test checks the topology modification by moving a CPU
         to another socket: CPU 0 is moved from socket 0 to socket 2.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.add_args('-smp',
                          '1,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=3,cores=2,maxcpus=24')
@@ -174,10 +165,8 @@ def test_dash_device(self):
         """
         This test verifies that a CPU defined with the '-device'
         command line option finds its right place inside the topology.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.add_args('-smp',
                          '1,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=3,cores=2,maxcpus=24')
@@ -221,10 +210,8 @@ def test_polarization(self):
         """
         This test verifies that QEMU modifies the entitlement change after
         several guest polarization change requests.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -267,10 +254,8 @@ def test_entitlement(self):
         """
         This test verifies that QEMU modifies the entitlement
         after a guest request and that the guest sees the change.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -313,10 +298,8 @@ def test_dedicated(self):
         CPU is made dedicated.
         QEMU retains the entitlement value when horizontal polarization is in effect.
         For the guest, the field shows the effective value of the entitlement.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -345,10 +328,8 @@ def test_socket_full(self):
         This test verifies that QEMU does not accept to overload a socket.
         The socket-id 0 on book-id 0 already contains CPUs 0 and 1 and can
         not accept any new CPU while socket-id 0 on book-id 1 is free.
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.add_args('-smp',
                          '3,drawers=2,books=2,sockets=3,cores=2,maxcpus=24')
@@ -369,10 +350,8 @@ def test_dedicated_error(self):
         """
         This test verifies that QEMU refuses to lower the entitlement
         of a dedicated CPU
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -417,10 +396,8 @@ def test_move_error(self):
         """
         This test verifies that QEMU refuses to move a CPU to an
         nonexistent location
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:s390x
-        :avocado: tags=machine:s390-ccw-virtio
         """
+        self.set_machine('s390-ccw-virtio')
         self.kernel_init()
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_until_booted()
@@ -437,3 +414,6 @@ def test_move_error(self):
         self.assertEqual(res['error']['class'], 'GenericError')
 
         self.check_topology(0, 0, 0, 0, 'medium', False)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    QemuSystemTest.main()
