diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f98523cfe0f..bf1fc5b21e8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ F: target/ppc/
 F: hw/ppc/
 F: include/hw/ppc/
 F: disas/ppc.c
-F: tests/acceptance/machine_ppc.py
 
 RISC-V TCG CPUs
 M: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>
@@ -1270,6 +1269,7 @@ L: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
 F: hw/ppc/mpc8544_guts.c
+F: tests/acceptance/ppc_mpc8544ds.py
 
 New World (mac99)
 M: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ F: tests/qtest/spapr*
 F: tests/qtest/libqos/*spapr*
 F: tests/qtest/rtas*
 F: tests/qtest/libqos/rtas*
+F: tests/acceptance/ppc_pseries.py
 
 PowerNV (Non-Virtualized)
 M: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>
@@ -1361,6 +1362,7 @@ M: Edgar E. Iglesias <edgar.iglesias@gmail.com>
 L: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+F: tests/acceptance/ppc_virtex_ml507.py
 
 sam460ex
 M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/machine_ppc.py b/tests/acceptance/machine_ppc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a836e2496f1..00000000000
--- a/tests/acceptance/machine_ppc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# Test that Linux kernel boots on ppc machines and check the console
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
-# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
-
-from avocado.utils import archive
-from avocado_qemu import Test
-from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
-
-class PpcMachine(Test):
-
-    timeout = 90
-    KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
-    panic_message = 'Kernel panic - not syncing'
-
-    def test_ppc64_pseries(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
-        :avocado: tags=machine:pseries
-        """
-        kernel_url = ('https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive'
-                      '/fedora-secondary/releases/29/Everything/ppc64le/os'
-                      '/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz')
-        kernel_hash = '3fe04abfc852b66653b8c3c897a59a689270bc77'
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
-
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=hvc0'
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
-                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
-        self.vm.launch()
-        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
-        wait_for_console_pattern(self, console_pattern, self.panic_message)
-
-    def test_ppc_mpc8544ds(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
-        :avocado: tags=machine:mpc8544ds
-        """
-        tar_url = ('https://www.qemu-advent-calendar.org'
-                   '/2020/download/day17.tar.gz')
-        tar_hash = '7a5239542a7c4257aa4d3b7f6ddf08fb6775c494'
-        file_path = self.fetch_asset(tar_url, asset_hash=tar_hash)
-        archive.extract(file_path, self.workdir)
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', self.workdir + '/creek/creek.bin')
-        self.vm.launch()
-        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'QEMU advent calendar 2020',
-                                 self.panic_message)
-
-    def test_ppc_virtex_ml507(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
-        :avocado: tags=machine:virtex-ml507
-        """
-        tar_url = ('https://www.qemu-advent-calendar.org'
-                   '/2020/download/hippo.tar.gz')
-        tar_hash = '306b95bfe7d147f125aa176a877e266db8ef914a'
-        file_path = self.fetch_asset(tar_url, asset_hash=tar_hash)
-        archive.extract(file_path, self.workdir)
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', self.workdir + '/hippo/hippo.linux',
-                         '-dtb', self.workdir + '/hippo/virtex440-ml507.dtb',
-                         '-m', '512')
-        self.vm.launch()
-        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'QEMU advent calendar 2020',
-                                 self.panic_message)
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/ppc_mpc8544ds.py b/tests/acceptance/ppc_mpc8544ds.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce840600c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/ppc_mpc8544ds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Test that Linux kernel boots on ppc machines and check the console
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado.utils import archive
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+
+class Mpc8544dsMachine(Test):
+
+    timeout = 90
+    KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
+    panic_message = 'Kernel panic - not syncing'
+
+    def test_ppc_mpc8544ds(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
+        :avocado: tags=machine:mpc8544ds
+        """
+        tar_url = ('https://www.qemu-advent-calendar.org'
+                   '/2020/download/day17.tar.gz')
+        tar_hash = '7a5239542a7c4257aa4d3b7f6ddf08fb6775c494'
+        file_path = self.fetch_asset(tar_url, asset_hash=tar_hash)
+        archive.extract(file_path, self.workdir)
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', self.workdir + '/creek/creek.bin')
+        self.vm.launch()
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'QEMU advent calendar 2020',
+                                 self.panic_message)
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/ppc_pseries.py b/tests/acceptance/ppc_pseries.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f14a884ee16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/ppc_pseries.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Test that Linux kernel boots on ppc machines and check the console
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado.utils import archive
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+
+class pseriesMachine(Test):
+
+    timeout = 90
+    KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
+    panic_message = 'Kernel panic - not syncing'
+
+    def test_ppc64_pseries(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:pseries
+        """
+        kernel_url = ('https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive'
+                      '/fedora-secondary/releases/29/Everything/ppc64le/os'
+                      '/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz')
+        kernel_hash = '3fe04abfc852b66653b8c3c897a59a689270bc77'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=hvc0'
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, console_pattern, self.panic_message)
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/ppc_virtex_ml507.py b/tests/acceptance/ppc_virtex_ml507.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27f7bf2d492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/ppc_virtex_ml507.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Test that Linux kernel boots on ppc machines and check the console
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado.utils import archive
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+
+class VirtexMl507Machine(Test):
+
+    timeout = 90
+    KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
+    panic_message = 'Kernel panic - not syncing'
+
+    def test_ppc_virtex_ml507(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
+        :avocado: tags=machine:virtex-ml507
+        """
+        tar_url = ('https://www.qemu-advent-calendar.org'
+                   '/2020/download/hippo.tar.gz')
+        tar_hash = '306b95bfe7d147f125aa176a877e266db8ef914a'
+        file_path = self.fetch_asset(tar_url, asset_hash=tar_hash)
+        archive.extract(file_path, self.workdir)
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', self.workdir + '/hippo/hippo.linux',
+                         '-dtb', self.workdir + '/hippo/virtex440-ml507.dtb',
+                         '-m', '512')
+        self.vm.launch()
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'QEMU advent calendar 2020',
+                                 self.panic_message)
