diff --git a/internal/rosa/qemu.go b/internal/rosa/qemu.go
index 4cd0470c..122b65bd 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/qemu.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/qemu.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ EOF
 			{"disable-download"},
 			{"disable-docs"},
 
+			{"static"},
 			{"target-list-exclude", "" +
 				// fails to load firmware
 				"ppc-linux-user," +