diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-internal b/scripts/runqemu-internal
index 7ca00f8fa0..d5c00570ad 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-internal
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-internal
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemuarm" -o "$MACHINE" = "qemuarmv6" -o "$MACHINE" = "qemuarmv7" ]; then
     QEMU=qemu-system-arm
     MACHINE_SUBTYPE=versatilepb
+    export QEMU_AUDIO_DRV="none"
     QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
     # QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -force-pointer"
     if [ "$FSTYPE" = "ext3" -o "$FSTYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then