diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/079 b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
index 81f0c21f53..78536d3bbf 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/079
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto file nfs
 
+# Some containers (e.g. non-x86 on Travis) do not allow large files
+_require_large_file 4G
+
 echo "=== Check option preallocation and cluster_size ==="
 echo
 cluster_sizes="16384 32768 65536 131072 262144 524288 1048576 2097152 4194304"