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diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
index 387e4b12baf..687d4c15730 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
                 (bootloader grub-bootloader)
                 (targets '("/dev/sdX"))))
+  ;; It's fitting to support the equally bare bones ‘-nographic’
+  ;; QEMU option, which also nicely sidesteps forcing QWERTY.
+  (kernel-arguments (list "console=ttyS0,115200"))
   (file-systems (cons (file-system
                         (device (file-system-label "my-root"))
                         (mount-point "/")