diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
index 2b1ce4bdd02b..be34a5605c24 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
@@ -73,5 +73,9 @@ QB_TCPSERIAL_OPT ?= "-device virtio-serial-pci -chardev socket,id=virtcon,port=@
 # Virtio networking
 QB_TAP_OPT ?= "-netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=@TAP@,script=no,downscript=no"
 
+# snapshot for wic.zst image type
+TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS ?= "snapshot"
+# basic qemu testimage.bbclass support
+TESTIMAGEDEPENDS:append = " qemu-native:do_populate_sysroot qemu-helper-native:do_populate_sysroot qemu-helper-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot"
 # If we're running testimage then we're in a qemu, so ensure u-boot is build
 TESTIMAGEDEPENDS:append = " u-boot:do_deploy"