diff --git a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
index 5088192b1..965e64433 100644
--- a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
+++ b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
@@ -2552,3 +2552,28 @@ pub(crate) fn _test_pci_bar_reprogramming(guest: &Guest) {
 
     handle_child_output(r, &output);
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn _test_memory_overhead(guest: &Guest, guest_memory_size_kb: u32) {
+    let mut child = GuestCommand::new(guest)
+        .default_cpus()
+        .default_memory()
+        .default_kernel_cmdline()
+        .default_net()
+        .default_disks()
+        .capture_output()
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    guest.wait_vm_boot().unwrap();
+
+    let r = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+        let overhead = get_vmm_overhead(child.id(), guest_memory_size_kb);
+        eprintln!("Guest memory overhead: {overhead} vs {MAXIMUM_VMM_OVERHEAD_KB}");
+        assert!(overhead <= MAXIMUM_VMM_OVERHEAD_KB);
+    });
+
+    kill_child(&mut child);
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().unwrap();
+
+    handle_child_output(r, &output);
+}
diff --git a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
index 746291f36..cb3616cc4 100644
--- a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
@@ -2852,36 +2852,10 @@ mod common_parallel {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_memory_overhead() {
-        let disk_config = UbuntuDiskConfig::new(JAMMY_IMAGE_NAME.to_string());
-        let guest = Guest::new(Box::new(disk_config));
-
-        let kernel_path = direct_kernel_boot_path();
-
-        let guest_memory_size_kb = 512 * 1024;
-
-        let mut child = GuestCommand::new(&guest)
-            .default_cpus()
-            .args(["--memory", format!("size={guest_memory_size_kb}K").as_str()])
-            .args(["--kernel", kernel_path.to_str().unwrap()])
-            .args(["--cmdline", DIRECT_KERNEL_BOOT_CMDLINE])
-            .default_net()
-            .default_disks()
-            .capture_output()
-            .spawn()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        guest.wait_vm_boot().unwrap();
-
-        let r = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
-            let overhead = get_vmm_overhead(child.id(), guest_memory_size_kb);
-            eprintln!("Guest memory overhead: {overhead} vs {MAXIMUM_VMM_OVERHEAD_KB}");
-            assert!(overhead <= MAXIMUM_VMM_OVERHEAD_KB);
-        });
-
-        kill_child(&mut child);
-        let output = child.wait_with_output().unwrap();
-
-        handle_child_output(r, &output);
+        let guest_memory_size_kb: u32 = 512 * 1024;
+        let guest =
+            basic_regular_guest!(JAMMY_IMAGE_NAME).with_memory(&format!("{guest_memory_size_kb}K"));
+        _test_memory_overhead(&guest, guest_memory_size_kb);
     }
 
     #[test]