diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-17.10.sh b/test/units/testsuite-17.10.sh
index 5262f80bb8..e30c98a0b8 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-17.10.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-17.10.sh
@@ -9,18 +9,12 @@ set -o pipefail
 # Coverage test for udevadm
 
 cleanup_17_10() {
-        set +e
+    set +e
 
-        rmmod scsi_debug
-        rm -f /etc/udev/hwdb.d/99-test.hwdb
-        systemd-hwdb update
+    losetup -d "$loopdev"
+    rm -f "$blk"
 
-        losetup -d "$loopdev"
-        rm -f "$blk"
-
-        ip link delete "$netdev"
-
-        return 0
+    ip link delete "$netdev"
 }
 
 # Set up some test devices
@@ -33,14 +27,6 @@ blk="$(mktemp)"
 dd if=/dev/null of="$blk" bs=1M count=1
 loopdev="$(losetup --show -f "$blk")"
 
-modprobe scsi_debug
-scsidev=$(readlink -f /sys/bus/pseudo/drivers/scsi_debug/adapter*/host*/target*/[0-9]*)
-cat > /etc/udev/hwdb.d/99-test.hwdb <<EOF
-scsi:*
- ID_TEST=test
-EOF
-systemd-hwdb update
-
 udevadm -h
 
 udevadm control -l emerg
@@ -51,7 +37,7 @@ udevadm control -l warning
 udevadm control -l notice
 udevadm control -l debug
 udevadm control --log-level info
-(! udevadm control -l hello )
+(! udevadm control -l hello)
 udevadm control -s
 udevadm control -S
 udevadm control -R
@@ -78,15 +64,15 @@ udevadm info -q property /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -q symlink /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -q name -r /dev/null
 udevadm info --query symlink --root /sys/class/net/$netdev
-(! udevadm info -q hello -r /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm info -q hello -r /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 udevadm info -a /sys/class/net/$netdev
-udevadm info -t > /dev/null
+udevadm info -t >/dev/null
 udevadm info --tree /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -x /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -x -q path /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -P TEST_ /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info -d /dev/null
-udevadm info -e > /dev/null
+udevadm info -e >/dev/null
 # udevadm info -c
 udevadm info -w /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm info --wait-for-initialization=5 /sys/class/net/$netdev
@@ -117,11 +103,11 @@ udevadm test -a bind /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test -a unbind /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test -a help /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test --action help
-(! udevadm test -a hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm test -a hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 udevadm test -N early /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test -N late /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test --resolve-names never /sys/class/net/$netdev
-(! udevadm test -N hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm test -N hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 udevadm test -h
 
 # udevadm test-builtin path_id "$loopdev"
@@ -138,13 +124,31 @@ udevadm test-builtin -a unbind net_id /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test-builtin -a help net_id /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test-builtin net_setup_link /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test-builtin blkid "$loopdev"
-udevadm test-builtin hwdb "$scsidev"
 udevadm test-builtin input_id /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test-builtin keyboard /dev/null
 # udevadm test-builtin kmod /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm test-builtin uaccess /dev/null
 # udevadm test-builtin usb_id dev/null
-(! udevadm test-builtin hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm test-builtin hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
+# systemd-hwdb update is extremely slow when combined with sanitizers and run
+# in a VM without acceleration, so let's just skip the one particular test
+# if we detect this combination
+if ! [[ -v ASAN_OPTIONS && "$(systemd-detect-virt -v)" == "qemu" ]]; then
+    modprobe scsi_debug
+    scsidev=$(readlink -f /sys/bus/pseudo/drivers/scsi_debug/adapter*/host*/target*/[0-9]*)
+    cat >/etc/udev/hwdb.d/99-test.hwdb <<EOF
+scsi:*
+  ID_TEST=test
+EOF
+    systemd-hwdb update
+
+    udevadm test-builtin hwdb "$scsidev"
+
+    rmmod scsi_debug
+    rm -f /etc/udev/hwdb.d/99-test.hwdb
+    systemd-hwdb update
+fi
+
 
 udevadm trigger
 udevadm trigger /dev/null
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ udevadm trigger -q /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -t all /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -t devices /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger --type subsystems /sys/class/net/$netdev
-(! udevadm trigger -t hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm trigger -t hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 udevadm trigger -c add /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -c remove /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -c change /sys/class/net/$netdev
@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ udevadm trigger -c bind /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -c unbind /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger -c help /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm trigger --action help /sys/class/net/$netdev
-(! udevadm trigger -c hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm trigger -c hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 udevadm trigger --prioritized-subsystem block
 udevadm trigger --prioritized-subsystem block,net
 udevadm trigger --prioritized-subsystem hello
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ udevadm wait /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm wait -t 5 /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm wait --initialized true /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm wait --initialized false /sys/class/net/$netdev
-(! udevadm wait --initialized hello /sys/class/net/$netdev )
+(! udevadm wait --initialized hello /sys/class/net/$netdev)
 assert_rc 124 timeout 5 udevadm wait --removed /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm wait --settle /sys/class/net/$netdev
 udevadm wait -h