diff --git a/build-qemu b/build-qemu
index c576766..805551b 100755
--- a/build-qemu
+++ b/build-qemu
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ class QemuComponent(common.Component):
         ) == 0
 
     def get_build_dir(self, args):
-        return None
+        return common.qemu_build_dir
 
 QemuComponent().build()