diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/waf-samba.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
index 241aa6939f..b5b85e6f2f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/waf-samba.bbclass
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ do_configure() {
 
     libdir_qemu="${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/${libdir}"
     base_libdir_qemu="${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/${base_libdir}"
-    oldest_kernel_qemu=${OLDEST_KERNEL}
 
     CROSS_EXEC="${qemu_binary} \
-                -r ${oldest_kernel_qemu} \
+                ${QEMU_OPTIONS} \
                 -L ${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
                 -E LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${libdir_qemu}:${base_libdir_qemu}"