diff --git a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
index 779bc87b0b..68b62270ce 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ nearest_power_of_2() {
     done
     echo $p
 }
-if [ "$SERENITY_ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-    # The Aarch64 port loads from an SD card, which must have a size that is a power of 2 
+if [ "$SERENITY_ARCH" = "aarch64" ] || { [ -n "$SERENITY_USE_SDCARD" ] && [ "$SERENITY_USE_SDCARD" -eq 1 ]; }; then
+    # SD cards must have a size that is a power of 2. The Aarch64 port loads from an SD card. 
     DISK_SIZE_BYTES=$(nearest_power_of_2 "$DISK_SIZE_BYTES")
 fi
 
diff --git a/Meta/run.sh b/Meta/run.sh
index 1a4d9b9667..e9615265e4 100755
--- a/Meta/run.sh
+++ b/Meta/run.sh
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ "$SERENITY_USE_SDCARD" -eq 1 ]; then
+    SERENITY_BOOT_DRIVE="-device sdhci-pci -device sd-card,drive=sd-boot-drive -drive id=sd-boot-drive,if=none,format=raw,file=${SERENITY_DISK_IMAGE}"
+    SERENITY_KERNEL_CMDLINE="$SERENITY_KERNEL_CMDLINE root=sd2:0:0"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$SERENITY_HOST_IP" ]; then
     SERENITY_HOST_IP="127.0.0.1"
 fi