diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
index 883fab2..056ac07 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ func (q System) scp(user, localPath, remotePath string, recursive bool) (err err
 	args := []string{
 		"-P", port,
 		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
+		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",
 		"-o", "LogLevel=error",
 	}