diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/292 b/tests/qemu-iotests/292
index a2de27cca4..83ab19231d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/292
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/292
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto file
 _supported_os Linux
+# We need qemu-img map to show the file where the data is allocated,
+# but with an external data file, it will show that instead of the
+# file we want to check.  So just skip this test for external data
+# files.
+_unsupported_imgopts data_file
 
 echo '### Create the backing image'
 BACKING_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base"