diff --git a/templates/domain.xml b/templates/domain.xml
index bb6b39a2..4f51d1d1 100644
--- a/templates/domain.xml
+++ b/templates/domain.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <name>%(name)s</name>
   <memory unit='KiB'>%(memory)s</memory>
   <vcpu>%(cpus)s</vcpu>
+  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' />
   <os>
     <type arch='%(arch)s'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='%(bootdev)s'/>