diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 31d332e9f07a..85b75ba6804b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ in
     # FIXME: Consolidate this one day.
     virtualisation.qemu.options = mkMerge [
       (mkIf (pkgs.stdenv.isi686 || pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64) [
-        "-vga std" "-usb" "-device usb-tablet,bus=usb-bus.0"
+        "-usb" "-device usb-tablet,bus=usb-bus.0"
       ])
       (mkIf (pkgs.stdenv.isAarch32 || pkgs.stdenv.isAarch64) [
         "-device virtio-gpu-pci" "-device usb-ehci,id=usb0" "-device usb-kbd" "-device usb-tablet"