diff --git a/src/qemu.sh b/src/qemu.sh
index 57d0890b5..8b2d5562e 100755
--- a/src/qemu.sh
+++ b/src/qemu.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ cmd="qemu-system-$(uname -m) -m 128M -cdrom minimal_linux_live.iso -boot d -vga
 
 if [ "$1" = "-hdd" -o "$1" = "-h" ] ; then
   echo "Starting QEMU with attached ISO image and hard disk."
-  $cmd -hda hdd.img &
+  $cmd -hda hdd.img > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 else
   echo "Starting QEMU with attached ISO image."
-  $cmd &
+  $cmd > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 fi