diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go
index 69f7982b25..ef9ad146be 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (v *MachineVM) addArchOptions() []string {
-	opts := []string{"-cpu", "host"}
+	opts := []string{"-cpu", "host", "-accel", "hvf"}
 	return opts
 }