diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig
index b8b0f448db1..02a5c923404 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/generic_aarch64_defconfig
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HASSIO_ARCH="aarch64"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HASSIO_MACHINE="qemuarm-64"
 BR2_PACKAGE_OS_AGENT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_OS_AGENT_BOARD="GenericAarch64"
+BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_GUEST_AGENT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_RF_MOD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8821CU=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_TEMPIO=y