diff --git a/scripts/configure-hypervisor.sh b/scripts/configure-hypervisor.sh
index 5b83bb95d..ddab51918 100755
--- a/scripts/configure-hypervisor.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure-hypervisor.sh
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ main()
 	# SECURITY: Don't build a static binary (lowers security)
 	# needed if qemu version is less than 2.7
 	if [ ${qemu_version_major} -eq 2 ] && [ ${qemu_version_minor} -lt 7 ]; then
-		qemu_options+=(--disable-static)
+		qemu_options+=(security:--disable-static)
 	fi
 
 	# Not required as "-uuid ..." is always passed to the qemu binary
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ main()
 	# Always strip binaries
 	# needed if qemu version is less than 2.7
 	if [ ${qemu_version_major} -eq 2 ] && [ ${qemu_version_minor} -lt 7 ]; then
-		qemu_options+=(--enable-strip)
+		qemu_options+=(size:--enable-strip)
 	fi
 
 	# Support Ceph RADOS Block Device (RBD)