diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.h b/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.h
index 482801afd..633dab4b1 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.h
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 					"i915.nuclear_pageflip=1 " \
 					"i915.avail_planes_per_pipe=0x01010F "	\
 					"i915.domain_plane_owners=0x011111110000 " \
-					"i915.enable_gvt=1 "	\
+					"i915.enable_gvt=1 idle=halt "	\
 					SOS_BOOTARGS_DIFF
 
 #define	VM1_CONFIG_VCPU_AFFINITY	{AFFINITY_CPU(1U)}
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.h b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.h
index 436e931a6..2814259f0 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.h
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 					"i915.nuclear_pageflip=1 " \
 					"i915.avail_planes_per_pipe=0x01010F "	\
 					"i915.domain_plane_owners=0x011111110000 " \
-					"i915.enable_gvt=1 "	\
+					"i915.enable_gvt=1 idle=halt "	\
 					SOS_BOOTARGS_DIFF
 
 #if CONFIG_MAX_KATA_VM_NUM > 0
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc2/vm_configurations.h b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc2/vm_configurations.h
index 96e069d9e..5701a412e 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc2/vm_configurations.h
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc2/vm_configurations.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 					"i915.nuclear_pageflip=1 " \
 					"i915.avail_planes_per_pipe=0x01010F "	\
 					"i915.domain_plane_owners=0x011111110000 " \
-					"i915.enable_gvt=1 "	\
+					"i915.enable_gvt=1 idle=halt "	\
 					SOS_BOOTARGS_DIFF
 
 #define	VM1_CONFIG_VCPU_AFFINITY	{AFFINITY_CPU(1U)}