diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Options.lb b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Options.lb
index a6e09ba1f3..da93b1b481 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Options.lb
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Options.lb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ uses CONFIG_PCI_ROM_RUN
 uses CONFIG_PCI_OPTION_ROM_RUN_VM86
 
 uses CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250
+uses USE_DCACHE_RAM
 
 
 uses DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ uses CONFIG_ROMFS
 default CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1
 default DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=8
 default MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=8
-default CONFIG_ROMFS=1
+default CONFIG_ROMFS=0
 
 ## ROM_SIZE is the size of boot ROM that this board will use.
 default ROM_SIZE  = 256*1024