diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/cpu/vcpu_misc.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/cpu/vcpu_misc.cfg
index da9788bc779..b5cd5673c91 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/cpu/vcpu_misc.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/cpu/vcpu_misc.cfg
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
                     expected_str_after_startup = 'mode="host-passthrough"'
                     customize_cpu_features = "yes"
                 - with_maxphysaddr:
-                    cpu_mode = "host-model"  
-                    no s390-virtio,aarch64
+                    cpu_mode = "host-model"
+		    # not applicable on ppc64 or ppc64le  
+                    no s390-virtio,aarch64,ppc64,ppc64le
                     func_supported_since_libvirt_ver = (9, 3, 0)
                     maxphysaddr = {'mode': 'passthrough', 'limit':'%d'}
                     expected_qemuline = "host-phys-bits-limit=%s"