diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go b/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
index 177f80a7b4d..cf429650138 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ func ResolveArch(s *string) Arch {
 
 func IsAccelOS() bool {
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
-	case "darwin", "linux", "netbsd", "windows":
+	case "darwin", "linux", "netbsd", "windows", "dragonfly":
 		// Accelerator
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/qemu/qemu.go b/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
index adc75222d78..f365b95bb62 100644
--- a/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
+++ b/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
@@ -1120,6 +1120,8 @@ func Accel(arch limayaml.Arch) string {
 			return "kvm"
 		case "netbsd":
 			return "nvmm"
+		case "dragonfly":
+			return "nvmm"
 		case "windows":
 			return "whpx"
 		}