diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index ae56f3b808..d0f96ea0e1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ class TestStreamStop(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestStreamStop.image_len))
+        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
+        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -414,7 +416,9 @@ class TestSetSpeed(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestSetSpeed.image_len))
+        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
+        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()