diff --git a/run-qemu.sh b/run-qemu.sh
index 05e7001..66de3e9 100644
--- a/run-qemu.sh
+++ b/run-qemu.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Run QEMU emulating a 486, booting from a floppy specified as first parameter
 set -e
 
+if [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/vmbr-lan" ]; then
+	ip link add vmbr-lan type bridge
+fi
+
 qemu-system-i386 \
 	-m 16m \
 	-fda "${1}" \