diff --git a/tests/fw_cfg-test.c b/tests/fw_cfg-test.c
index a370ad5667..4597626dd7 100644
--- a/tests/fw_cfg-test.c
+++ b/tests/fw_cfg-test.c
@@ -21,62 +21,127 @@ static uint16_t nb_cpus = 1;
 static uint16_t max_cpus = 1;
 static uint64_t nb_nodes = 0;
 static uint16_t boot_menu = 0;
-static QFWCFG *fw_cfg = NULL;
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_signature(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
     char buf[5];
 
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     qfw_cfg_get(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_SIGNATURE, buf, 4);
     buf[4] = 0;
 
     g_assert_cmpstr(buf, ==, "QEMU");
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_id(void)
 {
-    uint32_t id = qfw_cfg_get_u32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID);
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+    uint32_t id;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
+    id = qfw_cfg_get_u32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID);
     g_assert((id == 1) ||
              (id == 3));
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_uuid(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
     uint8_t buf[16];
     static const uint8_t uuid[16] = {
         0x46, 0x00, 0xcb, 0x32, 0x38, 0xec, 0x4b, 0x2f,
         0x8a, 0xcb, 0x81, 0xc6, 0xea, 0x54, 0xf2, 0xd8,
     };
 
+    s = qtest_init("-uuid 4600cb32-38ec-4b2f-8acb-81c6ea54f2d8");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     qfw_cfg_get(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_UUID, buf, 16);
     g_assert(memcmp(buf, uuid, sizeof(buf)) == 0);
+
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
+
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_ram_size(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE), ==, ram_size);
+
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_nographic(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NOGRAPHIC), ==, 0);
+
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_nb_cpus(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS), ==, nb_cpus);
+
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_max_cpus(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS), ==, max_cpus);
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_numa(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
     uint64_t *cpu_mask;
     uint64_t *node_mask;
 
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NUMA), ==, nb_nodes);
 
     cpu_mask = g_new0(uint64_t, max_cpus);
@@ -92,24 +157,27 @@ static void test_fw_cfg_numa(void)
 
     g_free(node_mask);
     g_free(cpu_mask);
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 static void test_fw_cfg_boot_menu(void)
 {
+    QFWCFG *fw_cfg;
+    QTestState *s;
+
+    s = qtest_init("");
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
+
     g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_BOOT_MENU), ==, boot_menu);
+    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
+    qtest_quit(s);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    QTestState *s;
-    int ret;
-
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-    s = qtest_init("-uuid 4600cb32-38ec-4b2f-8acb-81c6ea54f2d8");
-
-    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init(s);
-
     qtest_add_func("fw_cfg/signature", test_fw_cfg_signature);
     qtest_add_func("fw_cfg/id", test_fw_cfg_id);
     qtest_add_func("fw_cfg/uuid", test_fw_cfg_uuid);
@@ -126,10 +194,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_func("fw_cfg/numa", test_fw_cfg_numa);
     qtest_add_func("fw_cfg/boot_menu", test_fw_cfg_boot_menu);
 
-    ret = g_test_run();
-
-    pc_fw_cfg_uninit(fw_cfg);
-    qtest_quit(s);
-
-    return ret;
+    return g_test_run();
 }