diff --git a/qemu-only-kernel.sh b/qemu-only-kernel.sh
index 45c10e3..5aef328 100755
--- a/qemu-only-kernel.sh
+++ b/qemu-only-kernel.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 set -e
 . ./build.sh
 
-qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel sysroot/boot/orion.kernel
+qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel sysroot/boot/orion.kernel -serial stdio
diff --git a/qemu.sh b/qemu.sh
index 91a5991..990e210 100755
--- a/qemu.sh
+++ b/qemu.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 set -e
 . ./iso.sh
 
-qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom orion.iso
+qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom orion.iso -serial stdio