diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f5c7dba1..f6558a79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target: [x86_64, aarch64, riscv64]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        include:
+          - target: x86_64
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            flags: --accel --sudo
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Install QEMU (ubuntu)
@@ -85,27 +89,27 @@ jobs:
           cp /usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.fd edk2-stable202408-r1-bin/x64/vars.fd
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       - name: Run VM (hello_world, dev)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }}
       - name: Run VM (hello_world, release)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release
       - name: Run VM (hello_world, uefi, dev)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }}-uefi
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }}-uefi
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
       - name: Run VM (hello_world, uefi, release)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }}-uefi --release
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }}-uefi --release
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
       - name: Run VM (hello_world-microvm, dev)
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }} --microvm
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --microvm
       - name: Run VM (hello_world-microvm, release)
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }} --microvm --release
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --microvm --release
       - name: Run VM (hello_c, dev)
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }} --image hello_c
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --image hello_c
       - name: Run VM (hello_c, release)
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target ${{ matrix.target }} --image hello_c --release
+        run: cargo xtask ci qemu ${{ matrix.flags }} --target ${{ matrix.target }} --image hello_c --release
 
   run-kvm:
     name: Run (KVM)