diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.0.5.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.0.5.ebuild
index 438e63f95e5be..ec208b855eb08 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.0.5.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.0.5.ebuild
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			use vhost-net && CONFIG_CHECK+=" ~VHOST_NET"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET="You must enable VHOST_NET to have vhost-net"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET+=" support"
+			use test && CONFIG_CHECK+=" IP_MULTICAST"
+			ERROR_IP_MULTICAST="Test suite requires IP_MULTICAST"
 
 			if use amd64 || use x86 || use amd64-linux || use x86-linux; then
 				if grep -q AuthenticAMD /proc/cpuinfo; then
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.2.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.2.ebuild
index 2ea790325cf18..9557c4eff16f6 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.2.ebuild
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			use vhost-net && CONFIG_CHECK+=" ~VHOST_NET"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET="You must enable VHOST_NET to have vhost-net"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET+=" support"
+			use test && CONFIG_CHECK+=" IP_MULTICAST"
+			ERROR_IP_MULTICAST="Test suite requires IP_MULTICAST"
 
 			if use amd64 || use x86 || use amd64-linux || use x86-linux; then
 				if grep -q AuthenticAMD /proc/cpuinfo; then
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.3.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.3.ebuild
index 2ea790325cf18..9557c4eff16f6 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.3.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-8.1.3.ebuild
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			use vhost-net && CONFIG_CHECK+=" ~VHOST_NET"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET="You must enable VHOST_NET to have vhost-net"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET+=" support"
+			use test && CONFIG_CHECK+=" IP_MULTICAST"
+			ERROR_IP_MULTICAST="Test suite requires IP_MULTICAST"
 
 			if use amd64 || use x86 || use amd64-linux || use x86-linux; then
 				if grep -q AuthenticAMD /proc/cpuinfo; then
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
index cef7e03b44b62..41fbe471c0c9a 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 			use vhost-net && CONFIG_CHECK+=" ~VHOST_NET"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET="You must enable VHOST_NET to have vhost-net"
 			ERROR_VHOST_NET+=" support"
+			use test && CONFIG_CHECK+=" IP_MULTICAST"
+			ERROR_IP_MULTICAST="Test suite requires IP_MULTICAST"
 
 			if use amd64 || use x86 || use amd64-linux || use x86-linux; then
 				if grep -q AuthenticAMD /proc/cpuinfo; then