diff --git a/mk/qemu.mk b/mk/qemu.mk
index 043b432..80bfc05 100644
--- a/mk/qemu.mk
+++ b/mk/qemu.mk
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ else ifeq ($(net),rtl8139)
 	# RTL8139
 	QEMUFLAGS+=-netdev user,id=net0 -device rtl8139,netdev=net0 \
 				-object filter-dump,id=f1,netdev=net0,file=$(BUILD)/network.pcap
+else ifeq ($(net),virtio)
+	# virtio-net
+	QEMUFLAGS+=-netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net,netdev=net0 \
+				-object filter-dump,id=f1,netdev=net0,file=$(BUILD)/network.pcap
 else
 	ifneq ($(bridge),)
 		QEMUFLAGS+=-netdev bridge,br=$(bridge),id=net0 -device e1000,netdev=net0,id=nic0