diff --git a/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz_configs.h b/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz_configs.h
index fbc9779f7f0038d37bd4f246c0ca8babbff47530..7fed035345b1c45856c4f34927a9785f31c5455f 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz_configs.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/fuzz/generic_fuzz_configs.h
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ const generic_fuzz_config predefined_configs[] = {
     },{
         .name = "floppy",
         .args = "-machine pc -nodefaults -device floppy,id=floppy0 "
-        "-drive id=disk0,file=null-co://,file.read-zeroes=on,if=none "
+        "-drive id=disk0,file=null-co://,file.read-zeroes=on,if=none,format=raw "
         "-device floppy,drive=disk0,drive-type=288",
-        .objects = "fd* floppy*",
+        .objects = "fd* floppy* i8257",
     },{
         .name = "xhci",
         .args = "-machine q35 -nodefaults "