diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemuboot-x86.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemuboot-x86.inc
index 06ac983d4d..08702948e4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemuboot-x86.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemuboot-x86.inc
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ QB_AUDIO_OPT = "-soundhw ac97,es1370"
 QB_KERNEL_CMDLINE_APPEND = "vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 oprofile.timer=1 uvesafb.task_timeout=-1"
 # Add the 'virtio-rng-pci' device otherwise the guest may run out of entropy
 QB_OPT_APPEND = "-vga vmware -show-cursor -usb -usbdevice tablet -device virtio-rng-pci"
+QB_SLIRP_OPT = "-net nic,model=e1000 -net user,hostfwd=tcp::2222-:22"
diff --git a/scripts/runqemu b/scripts/runqemu
index dbe17abfc5..6952f3210b 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/scripts/runqemu
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ class BaseConfig(object):
     def check_and_set(self):
         """Check configs sanity and set when needed"""
         self.validate_paths()
-        check_tun()
+        if not self.slirp_enabled:
+            check_tun()
         # Check audio
         if self.audio_enabled:
             if not self.get('QB_AUDIO_DRV'):