diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index ab17000083d..6fb1053b5ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ KBUILD_CXXFLAGS += $(cflags-y)
 
 QEMU_CPU_TYPE_arm = cortex-m3
 QEMU_FLAGS_arm = -cpu  $(QEMU_CPU_TYPE_arm) \
-		-machine lm3s6965evb -nographic
+		-machine lm3s6965evb -nographic -vga none
 QEMU_arm = qemu-system-arm
 
 export QEMU_FLAGS_arm QEMU_arm
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 5bc209f408f..2597cb22664 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ QEMU_X86_NO_REBOOT_y =
 QEMU_X86_NO_REBOOT_  = -no-reboot
 QEMU_FLAGS_x86 = -m 32 -cpu $(QEMU_CPU_TYPE_x86) \
 		$(QEMU_X86_NO_REBOOT_$(CONFIG_REBOOT)) \
-		-nographic -display none -net none \
+		-nographic -vga none -display none -net none \
 		-clock dynticks -no-acpi -balloon none \
 		-L $(QEMU_BIOS) -bios bios.bin \
 		-machine type=pc-0.14