diff --git a/nixos-modules/hardware.nix b/nixos-modules/hardware.nix
index 4d776fc..68e17c0 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/hardware.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/hardware.nix
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ with lib;
         '';
       };
 
+    virtualisation.qemu.options = lib.optional config.hardware.genode.usb.enable
+      (lib.optional (pkgs.stdenv.isi686 || pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64) "-usb"
+        ++ lib.optional (pkgs.stdenv.isAarch32 || pkgs.stdenv.isAarch64)
+        "-device usb-ehci,id=usb0");
+
   };
 
 }