diff --git a/tests/integration/image-install-upgrade.sh b/tests/integration/image-install-upgrade.sh
index b21988770..410e97f57 100755
--- a/tests/integration/image-install-upgrade.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/image-install-upgrade.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ RUN cat <<EOF >> /usr/lib/bootc/install/00-mitigations.toml
 [install.filesystem.root]
 type = "xfs"
 [install]
-kargs = ["mitigations=on", "nosmt"]
+kargs = ["mitigations=off"]
 EOF
 REALEOF
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ansible-playbook -v \
     -e test_os="$TEST_OS" \
     -e bootc_image="$TEST_IMAGE_URL" \
     -e image_label_version_id="$REDHAT_VERSION_ID" \
-    -e kargs="mitigations=on,nosmt" \
+    -e kargs="mitigations=off" \
     playbooks/check-system.yaml
 
 greenprint "Create upgrade Containerfile"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ RUN dnf -y install wget && \
     dnf -y clean all
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/bootc/kargs.d
 RUN cat <<EOF >> /usr/lib/bootc/kargs.d/01-console.toml
-kargs = ["systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0"]
+kargs = ["systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1"]
 EOF
 REALEOF
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ ansible-playbook -v \
     -e bootc_image="$TEST_IMAGE_URL" \
     -e image_label_version_id="$REDHAT_VERSION_ID" \
     -e upgrade="true" \
-    -e kargs="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0" \
+    -e kargs="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1" \
     playbooks/check-system.yaml
 
 greenprint "Create second upgrade Containerfile to test kargs delta"
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ tee "$UPGRADE_CONTAINERFILE" > /dev/null << REALEOF
 FROM "$TEST_IMAGE_URL"
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/bootc/kargs.d
 RUN cat <<EOF >> /usr/lib/bootc/kargs.d/01-console.toml
-kargs = ["systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1"]
+kargs = ["systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0"]
 EOF
 REALEOF
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ ansible-playbook -v \
     -e bootc_image="$TEST_IMAGE_URL" \
     -e image_label_version_id="$REDHAT_VERSION_ID" \
     -e upgrade="true" \
-    -e kargs="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1" \
+    -e kargs="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0" \
     playbooks/check-system.yaml
 
 greenprint "Rollback $TEST_OS system"