diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
index 24fdf2c338..f2b1077786 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
@@ -467,7 +467,12 @@ func TestSetCPUtype(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(archRequiredCPUAttribs)
 	assert.NotEmpty(archRequiredKernelModules)
 
-	assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["vmx"], "Virtualization support")
+	cpuType = getCPUtype()
+	if cpuType == cpuTypeIntel {
+		assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["vmx"], "Virtualization support")
+	} else if cpuType == cpuTypeAMD {
+		assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["svm"], "Virtualization support")
+	}
 
 	_, ok := archRequiredKernelModules["kvm"]
 	assert.True(ok)
diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-env_amd64_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-env_amd64_test.go
index 7c1fe849db..97245a22bd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-env_amd64_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-env_amd64_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ func TestEnvGetEnvInfoSetsCPUType(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(archRequiredCPUAttribs)
 	assert.NotEmpty(archRequiredKernelModules)
 
-	assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["vmx"], "Virtualization support")
+	cpuType = getCPUtype()
+	if cpuType == cpuTypeIntel {
+		assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["vmx"], "Virtualization support")
+	} else if cpuType == cpuTypeAMD {
+		assert.Equal(archRequiredCPUFlags["svm"], "Virtualization support")
+	}
 
 	_, ok := archRequiredKernelModules["kvm"]
 	assert.True(ok)