diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 4c53edc0cf..03f7d6c913 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ (define (virtfs-option fs)
            "")
      " -no-reboot -net nic,model=virtio \
   " #$@(map virtfs-option shared-fs) " \
-  -net user \
   -vga std \
   -drive file=" #$image
   ",if=virtio,cache=writeback,werror=report,readonly \