diff --git a/board/qemu/ppc64le-powernv11/readme.txt b/board/qemu/ppc64le-powernv11/readme.txt
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+Run the emulation with:
+
+qemu-system-ppc64 \
+    -M powernv11 \
+    -kernel output/images/vmlinux \
+    -append "console=hvc0 rootwait root=/dev/nvme0n1" \
+    -device nvme,bus=pcie.3,addr=0x0,drive=drive0,serial=1234 \
+    -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=none,id=drive0,format=raw,cache=none \
+    -device e1000e,netdev=net0,mac=C0:FF:EE:00:01:03,bus=pcie.1,addr=0x0 \
+    -netdev user,id=net0 \
+    -serial mon:stdio \
+    -nographic # qemu_ppc64le_powernv11_defconfig
+
+The login prompt will appear in the terminal window.
diff --git a/configs/qemu_ppc64le_powernv11_defconfig b/configs/qemu_ppc64le_powernv11_defconfig
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+BR2_powerpc64le=y
+BR2_powerpc_power11=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_18=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/qemu/patches"
+BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES=y
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
+BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/qemu/post-image.sh"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="$(BR2_DEFCONFIG)"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.18.7"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="powernv"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_LIBELF=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+# BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_SYSTEM_MODE=y