diff --git a/src/runtime/arch/amd64-options.mk b/src/runtime/arch/amd64-options.mk
index 83af8cc097..6c1c9e9671 100644
--- a/src/runtime/arch/amd64-options.mk
+++ b/src/runtime/arch/amd64-options.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Intel x86-64 settings
 
-MACHINETYPE := pc
+MACHINETYPE := q35
 KERNELPARAMS :=
 MACHINEACCELERATORS :=
 CPUFEATURES := pmu=off