diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index 5eaafa18d0..9393cf0ac9 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_QXL=$(CONFIG_SPICE)
 CONFIG_VGA_ISA=y
 CONFIG_VGA_CIRRUS=y
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VGA=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_VGA=y
 CONFIG_VMMOUSE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_PARALLEL=y