diff --git a/src/proc.sh b/src/proc.sh
index 5e3f69d..19fa4ab 100644
--- a/src/proc.sh
+++ b/src/proc.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if [[ "$KVM" != [Nn]* ]]; then
 
   if ! grep -qw "sse4_2" <<< "$flags"; then
     info "Your CPU does not have the SSE4 instruction set that Virtual DSM requires, it will be emulated..."
-    [ -z "$CPU_MODEL" ] && CPU_MODEL="$DEF_MODEL"
+    [ -z "$CPU_MODEL" ] && CPU_MODEL="qemu64"
     CPU_FEATURES+=",+ssse3,+sse4.1,+sse4.2"
   fi