diff --git a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_sbsaref.py b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_sbsaref.py
index 89d0b95..1648e8c 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_sbsaref.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_sbsaref.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
     def test_sbsaref_alpine_linux_max_pauth_impdef(self):
         self.boot_alpine_linux("max,pauth-impdef=on")
 
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'), 'Test might timeout')
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'),
+                'Test might timeout due to PAuth emulation')
     def test_sbsaref_alpine_linux_max(self):
         self.boot_alpine_linux("max")
 
@@ -175,11 +176,13 @@
     def test_sbsaref_openbsd73_max_pauth_off(self):
         self.boot_openbsd73("max,pauth=off")
 
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'), 'Test might timeout')
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'),
+                'Test might timeout due to PAuth emulation')
     def test_sbsaref_openbsd73_max_pauth_impdef(self):
         self.boot_openbsd73("max,pauth-impdef=on")
 
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'), 'Test might timeout')
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'),
+                'Test might timeout due to PAuth emulation')
     def test_sbsaref_openbsd73_max(self):
         self.boot_openbsd73("max")
 
@@ -216,11 +219,13 @@
     def test_sbsaref_freebsd14_max_pauth_off(self):
         self.boot_freebsd14("max,pauth=off")
 
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'), 'Test might timeout')
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'),
+                'Test might timeout due to PAuth emulation')
     def test_sbsaref_freebsd14_max_pauth_impdef(self):
         self.boot_freebsd14("max,pauth-impdef=on")
 
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'), 'Test might timeout')
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('QEMU_TEST_TIMEOUT_EXPECTED'),
+                'Test might timeout due to PAuth emulation')
     def test_sbsaref_freebsd14_max(self):
         self.boot_freebsd14("max")