diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/systemd_boot.py b/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/systemd_boot.py
index 6ce9a3b3f84..6fc6925f694 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/systemd_boot.py
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/systemd_boot.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Systemdboot(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         # Set EFI_PROVIDER = "systemdboot" and MACHINE = "genericx86-64" in conf/local.conf
         features = 'EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"\n'
-        features += 'MACHINE = "genericx86-64"'
+        features += 'MACHINE = "genericx86-64"\n'
+        features += 'COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:pn-ssh-pregen-hostkeys:genericx86-64 = "genericx86-64"\n'
         self.append_config(features)
 
         image = 'core-image-minimal'