diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/numa/guest_numa_topology/various_numa_topology_settings.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/numa/guest_numa_topology/various_numa_topology_settings.cfg
index 7f30f14407..2376ea9183 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/numa/guest_numa_topology/various_numa_topology_settings.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/numa/guest_numa_topology/various_numa_topology_settings.cfg
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
     memory_backing = {'hugepages': {}}
     qemu_monitor_option = '--hmp'
     qemu_monitor_cmd = 'info memdev'    
-    cpu_mode = 'host-model'    
+    cpu_mode = 'host-model'
     target_hugepages = 1024
+    aarch64:
+        cpu_mode = 'host-passthrough'
+        target_hugepages = 32
     hugepage_size = 2048
     numa_cell_0 = {'id': '0', 'memory': '1048576', 'cpus': '0-1'}
     numa_cell_1 = {'id': '1', 'memory': '1048576', 'cpus': '2-3'}