diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_amd64.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_amd64.go
index b0eaeb5a84..c6ea4afb57 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_amd64.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_amd64.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package qemu
 
 var (
-	QemuCommand = "qemu-system-x86_64"
+	QemuCommand = "qemu-system-x86_64w"
 )
 
 func (v *MachineVM) addArchOptions() []string {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_arm64.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_arm64.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..984c7e4015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_windows_arm64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package qemu
+
+var (
+	QemuCommand = "qemu-system-aarch64w"
+)
+
+func (v *MachineVM) addArchOptions() []string {
+	// stub to fix compilation issues
+	opts := []string{}
+	return opts
+}
+
+func (v *MachineVM) prepare() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *MachineVM) archRemovalFiles() []string {
+	return []string{}
+}