diff --git a/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/installer.conf b/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/installer.conf
index e69de29bb2d1..530ee964f330 100644
--- a/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/installer.conf
+++ b/device/virtual/x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0/installer.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ONIE_PLATFORM_EXTRA_CMDLINE_LINUX="swiotlb=65536"