diff --git a/build-tests/x86/fedora/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi b/build-tests/x86/fedora/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
index 5bdc5592528..31c77c1a9c7 100644
--- a/build-tests/x86/fedora/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
+++ b/build-tests/x86/fedora/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@
         </type>
     </preferences>
     <preferences profiles="Virtual">
-        <type image="oem" filesystem="ext4" kernelcmdline="console=ttyS0" firmware="uefi" format="qcow2">
+        <type image="oem" filesystem="btrfs" kernelcmdline="console=ttyS0" firmware="uefi" format="qcow2" btrfs_create_toplevel_subvolume="false">
+            <systemdisk name="fedora">
+                <volume name="home"/>
+                <volume name="root"/>
+                <volume name="var/lib/machines"/>
+            </systemdisk>
             <oemconfig>
                 <oem-resize>false</oem-resize>
             </oemconfig>