diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e849bac..8977f64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -e
-          ./packerio build -var-file=${{ matrix.distro }} -except=upload sources
+          ./packerio build -var-file=${{ matrix.distro }} -var "qemu_accelerator=none" -except=upload sources
         env:
           VAGRANT_CLOUD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VAGRANT_CLOUD_TOKEN }}
           PACKER_LOG: 1
diff --git a/sources/inputs.pkr.hcl b/sources/inputs.pkr.hcl
index 289d130..e941ea5 100644
--- a/sources/inputs.pkr.hcl
+++ b/sources/inputs.pkr.hcl
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ variable "vagrant_cloud_token" {
 	default = env("VAGRANT_CLOUD_TOKEN")
 }
 
+variable "qemu_accelerator" {
+	type = string
+	default = "kvm"
+}
+
 locals {
 	name = "${var.distro}-${var.version}-${var.arch}"
 	build = formatdate("YYYYMMDDhh", timestamp())
diff --git a/sources/qemu.pkr.hcl b/sources/qemu.pkr.hcl
index 6995cde..d0daa67 100644
--- a/sources/qemu.pkr.hcl
+++ b/sources/qemu.pkr.hcl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ source "qemu" "x86_64" {
 	boot_command = var.boot_command
 	http_directory = "http"
 	ssh_handshake_attempts = var.ssh_handshake_attempts
-	accelerator = "kvm"
+	accelerator = var.qemu_accelerator
 	cpus = 2
 	memory = 2048
 	qemuargs = [["-serial", "stdio"]]