diff --git a/src/qemu.rs b/src/qemu.rs
index e1ef2ac..5a2d85c 100644
--- a/src/qemu.rs
+++ b/src/qemu.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         .arg(initrd_path.as_os_str())
         .args(["-append", &cmdline])
         .args(["-nographic"])
+        .args(["-nic", "user,model=virtio-net-pci"])
         .status()
         .context("Failed to launch qemu-system-x86_64")?;