diff --git a/cros_run_tast_vm_test b/cros_run_tast_vm_test
index 8bddf61..fdc4e74 100755
--- a/cros_run_tast_vm_test
+++ b/cros_run_tast_vm_test
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
   run_args+=("-keyfile=${chroot_key}")
 fi
 
+# Inject a "tast_vm" USE flag to be used when computing dependencies.
+# This makes it possible to skip tests that require real hardware.
+run_args+=("-extrauseflags=tast_vm")
+
 trap stop_kvm EXIT
 start_kvm "${FLAGS_image_path}" "${FLAGS_board}"
 retry_until_ssh