diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 97126e52b1..ab59e80129 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ if [ $SPDK_TEST_VHOST -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --migration
 		timing_exit vhost_migration
 
-		timing_enter readonly
-		run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --readonly
-		timing_exit readonly
+		# timing_enter readonly
+		# run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --readonly
+		# timing_exit readonly
 	fi
 
 	timing_enter integrity_lvol_scsi
diff --git a/test/vhost/common/common.sh b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
index 09c7274562..9e928fcfd0 100644
--- a/test/vhost/common/common.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/common/common.sh
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ function vm_setup()
 			spdk_vhost_blk)
 				notice "using socket $vhost_dir/naa.$disk.$vm_num"
 				cmd+="-chardev socket,id=char_$disk,path=$vhost_dir/naa.$disk.$vm_num ${eol}"
-				cmd+="-device vhost-user-blk-pci,num-queues=$queue_number,chardev=char_$disk,config-ro=$read_only ${eol}"
+				cmd+="-device vhost-user-blk-pci,num-queues=$queue_number,chardev=char_$disk ${eol}"
 				;;
 			kernel_vhost)
 				if [[ -z $disk ]]; then