diff --git a/virtual-machines/qemu-setup b/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
index 8077510..bae363e 100644
--- a/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
+++ b/virtual-machines/qemu-setup
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ env QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=pa "qemu-system-$_arch" \
 	-m "$_mem" \
 	--soundhw "$soundhw" \
 	--vga "$vga" \
+	--cpu host \
+	--monitor stdio \
 	$_args
 
 ## EOF