diff --git a/tests/hwsim/start.sh b/tests/hwsim/start.sh
index 30a7b017b..3c18ef391 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/start.sh
+++ b/tests/hwsim/start.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else
 	NUM_CH=1
 fi
 
-test -f /proc/modules && sudo modprobe mac80211_hwsim radios=6 channels=$NUM_CH
+test -f /proc/modules && sudo modprobe mac80211_hwsim radios=6 channels=$NUM_CH support_p2p_device=0
 sudo ifconfig hwsim0 up
 sudo $WLANTEST -i hwsim0 -n $LOGDIR/hwsim0.pcapng -c -dt -L $LOGDIR/hwsim0 &
 for i in 0 1 2; do
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/vm/vm-run.sh b/tests/hwsim/vm/vm-run.sh
index 5e903d81b..a6ec5117a 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/vm/vm-run.sh
+++ b/tests/hwsim/vm/vm-run.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ kvm \
 	-fsdev local,security_model=none,id=fsdev-logs,path="$LOGDIR",writeout=immediate \
 	-device virtio-9p-pci,id=fs-logs,fsdev=fsdev-logs,mount_tag=logshare \
 	-monitor null -serial stdio -serial file:$LOGDIR/console \
-	-append "mac80211_hwsim.channels=$CHANNELS mac80211_hwsim.radios=6 init=$CMD testdir=$TESTDIR timewarp=$TIMEWARP console=$KVMOUT root=/dev/root rootflags=trans=virtio,version=9p2000.u ro rootfstype=9p EPATH=$EPATH ARGS=$*"
+	-append "mac80211_hwsim.support_p2p_device=0 mac80211_hwsim.channels=$CHANNELS mac80211_hwsim.radios=6 init=$CMD testdir=$TESTDIR timewarp=$TIMEWARP console=$KVMOUT root=/dev/root rootflags=trans=virtio,version=9p2000.u ro rootfstype=9p EPATH=$EPATH ARGS=$*"
 
 if [ $CODECOV = "yes" ]; then
     mv $LOGDIR/alt-wpa_supplicant /tmp/logs