diff --git a/run b/run
index 6fbdd49..7c0d05d 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -593,7 +593,10 @@ Extra options to append at the end of the emulator command line.
                             serial = 'mon:stdio'
                         serial_monitor = ['-serial', serial, LF]
                 if self.env['kvm']:
-                    extra_emulator_args.extend(['-enable-kvm', LF])
+                    extra_emulator_args.extend([
+                        '-cpu', 'host', LF,
+                        '-enable-kvm', LF,
+                    ])
                 extra_emulator_args.extend([
                     '-serial',
                     'tcp::{},server,nowait'.format(self.env['extra_serial_port']), LF