diff --git a/qemu/launchers/kvm b/qemu/launchers/kvm
index 36d0273..7c63a12 100755
--- a/qemu/launchers/kvm
+++ b/qemu/launchers/kvm
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-set -x
-
 # What processor architecture to use
 arch=$QEMUSH_ARCH
 [ -z "$arch" ] && arch=$(uname -m)
@@ -22,4 +20,5 @@ set -- "qemu-system-${arch}" \
     "$@"
 
 # Start the machine
+set -x
 exec "$@"