diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
index c50ee4923c2..b99cf8bc9bc 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ BuildPackages=
 Packages=
         libidn2
         qrencode
+
+[Host]
+QemuHeadless=yes
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
index ba9077eaa24..da6a30a7112 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ Packages=
         libqrencode4
         locales
         libidn2-0
+
+[Host]
+QemuHeadless=yes
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
index a3e68acdfa3..f9750b994a4 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
@@ -80,3 +80,6 @@ Packages=
 
 BuildDirectory=mkosi.builddir
 Cache=mkosi.cache
+
+[Host]
+QemuHeadless=yes
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse b/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
index 9f3abbc74b2..96dbedead46 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ Packages=
         libseccomp2
         pam
         util-linux
+
+[Host]
+QemuHeadless=yes
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu b/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
index ff815369561..08d0c49d90d 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@ Packages=
         libqrencode4
         locales
         libidn2-0
+
+[Host]
+QemuHeadless=yes