diff --git a/lib.sh b/lib.sh
index d76a796..c897a82 100644
--- a/lib.sh
+++ b/lib.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function qemu() {
 
     (set -x
         qemu-system-x86_64 -accel kvm \
+            -monitor stdio \
             -M q35 \
             -cpu host \
             -m "$ram,maxmem=$maxram" \