diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
index d9a9a568f..fbae91bac 100644
--- a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ IRDMA_VERSION=1.7.72
 ICE_VERSION=1.8.8
 
 BPFTRACE_VERSION=${BPFTRACE_VERSION:-36414d9}
-VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH=${VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH:-vfio-user-irqmask2}
+VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH=${VFIO_QEMU_BRANCH:-vfio-user-patch1-noreq}
 VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH=${VANILLA_QEMU_BRANCH:-v7.0.0}
 
 : ${GIT_REPO_SPDK=https://github.com/spdk/spdk.git}