diff --git a/mk/qemu.mk b/mk/qemu.mk
index 308d1d0..1c3adfd 100644
--- a/mk/qemu.mk
+++ b/mk/qemu.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ else ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
 	QEMUFLAGS+=-smp 4 -m 2048
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
 	efi=yes
-	kvm=no
 	live=yes
 	QEMU_ARCH=aarch64
 	QEMU_MACHINE=virt
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ else
 $(error Unsupported ARCH for QEMU "$(ARCH)"))
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(ARCH),$(HOST_ARCH))
+	kvm=no
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(efi),yes)
 	FIRMWARE=$(BUILD)/firmware.rom
 	QEMUFLAGS+=-bios $(BUILD)/firmware.rom