diff --git a/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix b/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
index f1e19c5b3b72..ca3c250b5555 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/qemu-common.nix
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ rec {
       guestSystem = pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
 
       linuxHostGuestMatrix = {
-        x86_64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-kvm -cpu max";
+        x86_64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine accel=kvm:tcg -cpu max";
         armv7l-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-arm -machine virt,accel=kvm:tcg -cpu max";
         aarch64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,gic-version=max,accel=kvm:tcg -cpu max";
         powerpc64le-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -machine powernv";
         powerpc64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -machine powernv";
         riscv32-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-riscv32 -machine virt";
         riscv64-linux = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-riscv64 -machine virt";
-        x86_64-darwin = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-kvm -cpu max";
+        x86_64-darwin = "${qemuPkg}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine accel=kvm:tcg -cpu max";
       };
       otherHostGuestMatrix = {
         aarch64-darwin = {