diff --git a/qemu/launchers/kvm b/qemu/launchers/kvm
index 3f3a84c..45e90be 100755
--- a/qemu/launchers/kvm
+++ b/qemu/launchers/kvm
@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@
 # What processor architecture to use
 [ -z "$QEMUSH_ARCH" ] && QEMUSH_ARCH=$(uname -m)
 
+# What machine type to use
+[ -z "$QEMUSH_MACHINE" ] && case "$QEMUSH_ARCH" in
+    x86_64)
+        QEMUSH_MACHINE=q35
+        ;;
+esac
+
 # How many CPU cores to use
 [ -z "$QEMUSH_NPROC" ] && QEMUSH_NPROC=$(($(nproc) / 2))
 
 # How much RAM to use
 [ -z "$QEMUSH_RAM" ] && QEMUSH_RAM=$(($(free | grep '^Mem:\s' | awk '{ print $NF }') / 2))K
 
+# Use selected QEMUSH_MACHINE type if set
+[ -n "$QEMUSH_MACHINE" ] && set -- -M "$QEMUSH_MACHINE" "$@"
+
 # Set the arguments
 set -- "qemu-system-${QEMUSH_ARCH}" \
     -enable-kvm \