diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 89efe67ca4..5dcf46ed07 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,9 @@ void net_slirp_smb(const char *exported_dir)
     }
     fprintf(f, 
             "[global]\n"
+            "private dir=%s\n"
+            "smb ports=0\n"
+            "socket address=127.0.0.1\n"
             "pid directory=%s\n"
             "lock directory=%s\n"
             "log file=%s/log.smbd\n"
@@ -1551,6 +1554,7 @@ void net_slirp_smb(const char *exported_dir)
             smb_dir,
             smb_dir,
             smb_dir,
+            smb_dir,
             exported_dir
             );
     fclose(f);