diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_amd64.go
index ee10362919..ff8d10db1c 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{"-machine", "q35,accel=hvf:tcg"}
+	opts := []string{"-machine", "q35,accel=hvf:tcg", "-cpu", "host"}
 	return opts
 }