diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 18c69d6acc..01fd126c53 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -170,27 +170,6 @@ def test_mips64el_malta(self):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
-    def test_mips64el_fuloong2e(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
-        :avocado: tags=machine:fuloong2e
-        :avocado: tags=endian:little
-        """
-        deb_url = ('http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux/'
-                   'linux-image-3.16.0-6-loongson-2e_3.16.56-1+deb8u1_mipsel.deb')
-        deb_hash = 'd04d446045deecf7b755ef576551de0c4184dd44'
-        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
-        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
-                                            '/boot/vmlinux-3.16.0-6-loongson-2e')
-
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=ttyS0'
-        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
-                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
-        self.vm.launch()
-        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
-
     def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
index 99eae5fc45..481a6b8e7c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import shutil
 import tarfile
 
+from . import run_cmd
+
 def archive_extract(archive, dest_dir, member=None):
     with tarfile.open(archive) as tf:
         if hasattr(tarfile, 'data_filter'):
@@ -24,6 +26,24 @@ def archive_extract(archive, dest_dir, member=None):
         else:
             tf.extractall(path=dest_dir)
 
+def extract_from_deb(deb_path, output_path, file_path):
+    """
+    Extracts a file from a deb package into the test workdir
+
+    :param deb_path: path to the deb archive
+    :param file_path: path within the deb archive of the file to be extracted
+    :returns: full path of the extracted file
+    """
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(output_path)
+    (stdout, stderr, ret) = run_cmd(['ar', 't', deb_path])
+    tarball_name = stdout.split()[2]
+    run_cmd(['ar', 'x', deb_path, tarball_name])
+    file_path = file_path if file_path.startswith('.') else '.' + file_path
+    archive_extract(tarball_name, output_path, file_path)
+    os.chdir(cwd)
+    return os.path.join(output_path, file_path)
+
 def gzip_uncompress(gz_path, output_path):
     if os.path.exists(output_path):
         return
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_mips64el_fuloong2e.py b/tests/functional/test_mips64el_fuloong2e.py
index 7688a32713..05f0577021 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_mips64el_fuloong2e.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_mips64el_fuloong2e.py
@@ -12,14 +12,36 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest
+from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest, Asset
 from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
+from qemu_test.linux_kernel import linux_kernel_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test.linux_kernel import KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE
+from qemu_test.utils import extract_from_deb
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
 class MipsFuloong2e(QemuSystemTest):
 
     timeout = 60
 
+    ASSET_KERNEL = Asset(
+        ('http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux/'
+         'linux-image-3.16.0-6-loongson-2e_3.16.56-1+deb8u1_mipsel.deb'),
+        '2a70f15b397f4ced632b0c15cb22660394190644146d804d60a4796eefbe1f50')
+
+    def test_linux_kernel_3_16(self):
+        deb_path = self.ASSET_KERNEL.fetch()
+        kernel_path = extract_from_deb(deb_path, self.workdir,
+                                       '/boot/vmlinux-3.16.0-6-loongson-2e')
+
+        self.set_machine('fuloong2e')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=ttyS0'
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        linux_kernel_wait_for_pattern(self, console_pattern)
+
     @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
     @skipUnless(os.getenv('RESCUE_YL_PATH'), 'RESCUE_YL_PATH not available')
     def test_linux_kernel_2_6_27_isa_serial(self):
