diff --git a/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-riscv64.sh b/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-riscv64.sh
index 8f755d0a6a..b2e112c942 100755
--- a/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-riscv64.sh
+++ b/automation/scripts/qemu-smoke-riscv64.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -ex -o pipefail
 rm -f smoke.serial
 
 export TEST_CMD="qemu-system-riscv64 \
-    -M virt \
+    -M virt,aia=aplic-imsic \
     -smp 1 \
     -nographic \
     -m 2g \