diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/sdk/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/sdk/package.use
index 450df4a492..928591495b 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/sdk/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/sdk/package.use
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ app-crypt/gnupg smartcard usb
 
 # for qemu
 app-arch/bzip2 static-libs
-app-emulation/qemu static-user -jpeg
+app-emulation/qemu static-user slirp -jpeg
 dev-libs/glib static-libs
 dev-libs/libaio static-libs
 dev-libs/libpcre static-libs