diff --git a/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c b/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
index 3109a9fe96..8a4c570e83 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ static void test_query(const void *data)
     qtest_quit(qts);
 }
 
-static bool query_is_blacklisted(const char *cmd)
+static bool query_is_ignored(const char *cmd)
 {
-    const char *blacklist[] = {
+    const char *ignored[] = {
         /* Not actually queries: */
         "add-fd",
         /* Success depends on target arch: */
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ static bool query_is_blacklisted(const char *cmd)
     };
     int i;
 
-    for (i = 0; blacklist[i]; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(cmd, blacklist[i])) {
+    for (i = 0; ignored[i]; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp(cmd, ignored[i])) {
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void add_query_tests(QmpSchema *schema)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (query_is_blacklisted(si->name)) {
+        if (query_is_ignored(si->name)) {
             continue;
         }