diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc94d82..5251f36 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TOOLPREFIX := $(shell if i386-jos-elf-objdump -i 2>&1 | grep '^elf32-i386$$' >/d
 endif
 
 # If the makefile can't find QEMU, specify its path here
-QEMU = qemu-system-i386
+# QEMU = qemu-system-i386
 
 # Try to infer the correct QEMU
 ifndef QEMU