diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.rules-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.rules-template
index b3d506bb69..df49ff6e3d 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.rules-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.rules-template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export GOPATH=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/go
 export GOROOT=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/local/go
 export DH_OPTIONS
 
-export DEFAULT_QEMU=qemu-vanilla-x86_64
+export DEFAULT_QEMU=qemu-vanilla-system-x86_64
 
 GO_VERSION=@GO_VERSION@