diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index b36287108..2021bbb48 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static struct {
     { .driver = "VGA",                  .flag = &default_vga       },
     { .driver = "cirrus-vga",           .flag = &default_vga       },
     { .driver = "vmware-svga",          .flag = &default_vga       },
+    { .driver = "qxl-vga",              .flag = &default_vga       },
 };
 
 static int default_driver_check(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)