diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
index 38d95c8487..10886bb414 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ crash-test-debian:
   script:
     - cd build
     - make NINJA=":" check-venv
-    - tests/venv/bin/python3 scripts/device-crash-test -q ./qemu-system-i386
+    - tests/venv/bin/python3 scripts/device-crash-test -q --tcg-only ./qemu-system-i386
 
 build-system-fedora:
   extends: .native_build_job_template
diff --git a/scripts/device-crash-test b/scripts/device-crash-test
index 73bcb98693..b74d887331 100755
--- a/scripts/device-crash-test
+++ b/scripts/device-crash-test
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def binariesToTest(args, testcase):
 
 
 def accelsToTest(args, testcase):
-    if getBinaryInfo(args, testcase['binary']).kvm_available:
+    if getBinaryInfo(args, testcase['binary']).kvm_available and not args.tcg_only:
         yield 'kvm'
     yield 'tcg'
 
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ def main():
                         help="Full mode: test cases that are expected to fail")
     parser.add_argument('--strict', action='store_true', dest='strict',
                         help="Treat all warnings as fatal")
+    parser.add_argument('--tcg-only', action='store_true', dest='tcg_only',
+                        help="Only test with TCG accelerator")
     parser.add_argument('qemu', nargs='*', metavar='QEMU',
                         help='QEMU binary to run')
     args = parser.parse_args()