diff --git a/packer/sources.pkr.hcl b/packer/sources.pkr.hcl
index 5d9a282..cc5e325 100644
--- a/packer/sources.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/sources.pkr.hcl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ source "qemu" "main" {
   http_directory   = "./qemu/http/"
   output_directory = "./dist/qemu/"
 
-  accelerator = "kvm"
+  accelerator = var.qemu_accelerator
   cpus        = 1
   memory      = 512
   headless    = true
diff --git a/packer/variables.pkr.hcl b/packer/variables.pkr.hcl
index 7fb9a84..b85b4a7 100644
--- a/packer/variables.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ variable "digitalocean_api_token" {
   description = "DigitalOcean API token"
   default     = "xxxx"
 }
+
+variable "qemu_accelerator" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The accelerator type to use when running the VM"
+  default     = "kvm"
+}