diff --git a/hack/common.sh b/hack/common.sh
index f1b21f1..a75085b 100644
--- a/hack/common.sh
+++ b/hack/common.sh
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ if [ -z "${QEMU_ACCEL}" ] && [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "${HOST_ARCH}" ] &&
 	grep -E '^flags.*:.+ vmx .*' /proc/cpuinfo >/dev/null; then
 	QEMU_ACCEL="kvm"
 fi
+
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "${HOST_ARCH}" ] &&
+	[ "$(sysctl -n kern.hv_support 2>&1 || true)" = "1" ]; then
+	QEMU_ACCEL="hvf"
+fi
diff --git a/hack/dev/boot.sh b/hack/dev/boot.sh
index 092319a..24488ad 100755
--- a/hack/dev/boot.sh
+++ b/hack/dev/boot.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ elif [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "aarch64" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${QEMU_ACCEL}" ]; then
-	set -- "${@}" "-accel" "kvm"
+	set -- "${@}" "-accel" "${QEMU_ACCEL}"
 fi
 
 if [ "${QEMU_GDB}" = "1" ]; then