diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 435a87b146..9b1c3459b4 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/*/exynos*
 F: include/hw/*/exynos*
 F: docs/system/arm/exynos.rst
+F: tests/functional/test_arm_smdkc210.py
 
 Calxeda Highbank
 M: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 5d5795e41b..3250168ccf 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -132,47 +132,6 @@ def test_arm_virt(self):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
-    def test_arm_exynos4210_initrd(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
-        :avocado: tags=machine:smdkc210
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        """
-        deb_url = ('https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/'
-                   '20190928T224601Z/pool/main/l/linux/'
-                   'linux-image-4.19.0-6-armmp_4.19.67-2+deb10u1_armhf.deb')
-        deb_hash = 'fa9df4a0d38936cb50084838f2cb933f570d7d82'
-        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
-        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
-                                            '/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-6-armmp')
-        dtb_path = '/usr/lib/linux-image-4.19.0-6-armmp/exynos4210-smdkv310.dtb'
-        dtb_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, dtb_path)
-
-        initrd_url = ('https://github.com/groeck/linux-build-test/raw/'
-                      '2eb0a73b5d5a28df3170c546ddaaa9757e1e0848/rootfs/'
-                      'arm/rootfs-armv5.cpio.gz')
-        initrd_hash = '2b50f1873e113523967806f4da2afe385462ff9b'
-        initrd_path_gz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, asset_hash=initrd_hash)
-        initrd_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'rootfs.cpio')
-        archive.gzip_uncompress(initrd_path_gz, initrd_path)
-
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
-                               'earlycon=exynos4210,0x13800000 earlyprintk ' +
-                               'console=ttySAC0,115200n8 ' +
-                               'random.trust_cpu=off cryptomgr.notests ' +
-                               'cpuidle.off=1 panic=-1 noreboot')
-
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
-                         '-dtb', dtb_path,
-                         '-initrd', initrd_path,
-                         '-append', kernel_command_line,
-                         '-no-reboot')
-        self.vm.launch()
-
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Boot successful.')
-        # TODO user command, for now the uart is stuck
-
     def test_arm_cubieboard_initrd(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:arm
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 22b50b7fb3..905afba4a6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ tests_arm_system_thorough = [
   'arm_integratorcp',
   'arm_orangepi',
   'arm_raspi2',
+  'arm_smdkc210',
   'arm_sx1',
   'arm_vexpress',
   'arm_tuxrun',
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_arm_smdkc210.py b/tests/functional/test_arm_smdkc210.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..967752feeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/test_arm_smdkc210.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Functional test that boots a Linux kernel and checks the console
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from qemu_test import LinuxKernelTest, Asset, exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test.utils import gzip_uncompress
+
+class Smdkc210Machine(LinuxKernelTest):
+
+    ASSET_DEB = Asset(
+        ('https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20190928T224601Z/pool/'
+         'main/l/linux/linux-image-4.19.0-6-armmp_4.19.67-2+deb10u1_armhf.deb'),
+        '421804e7579ef40d554c962850dbdf1bfc79f7fa7faec9d391397170dc806c3e')
+
+    ASSET_ROOTFS = Asset(
+        ('https://github.com/groeck/linux-build-test/raw/'
+         '2eb0a73b5d5a28df3170c546ddaaa9757e1e0848/rootfs/arm/'
+         'rootfs-armv5.cpio.gz'),
+        '334b8d256db67a3f2b3ad070aa08b5ade39624e0e7e35b02f4359a577bc8f39b')
+
+    def test_arm_exynos4210_initrd(self):
+        self.set_machine('smdkc210')
+
+        deb_path = self.ASSET_DEB.fetch()
+        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
+                                            '/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-6-armmp')
+        dtb_path = '/usr/lib/linux-image-4.19.0-6-armmp/exynos4210-smdkv310.dtb'
+        dtb_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, dtb_path)
+
+        initrd_path_gz = self.ASSET_ROOTFS.fetch()
+        initrd_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'rootfs.cpio')
+        gzip_uncompress(initrd_path_gz, initrd_path)
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'earlycon=exynos4210,0x13800000 earlyprintk ' +
+                               'console=ttySAC0,115200n8 ' +
+                               'random.trust_cpu=off cryptomgr.notests ' +
+                               'cpuidle.off=1 panic=-1 noreboot')
+
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-dtb', dtb_path,
+                         '-initrd', initrd_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line,
+                         '-no-reboot')
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Boot successful.')
+        # TODO user command, for now the uart is stuck
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    LinuxKernelTest.main()
