diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index 82858ca6a8..72a0160f86 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ define HOST_QEMU_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-vnc-sasl \
 		--enable-slirp \
 		--enable-tools \
+		--disable-guest-agent \
 		$(HOST_QEMU_OPTS)
 endef