diff --git a/config/qemu/65-kvm.rules b/config/qemu/65-kvm.rules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..569ded9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/qemu/65-kvm.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0660"
+KERNEL=="vhost-net", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess", OPTIONS+="static_node=vhost-net"
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/qemu b/config/rootfiles/packages/qemu
index 482087b7b..3b3f3616d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/qemu
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/qemu
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+lib/udev/rules.d/65-kvm.rules
 usr/bin/qemu
 usr/bin/qemu-arm
 usr/bin/qemu-ga
diff --git a/lfs/qemu b/lfs/qemu
index 804ec269f..c32953c97 100644
--- a/lfs/qemu
+++ b/lfs/qemu
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 SUP_ARCH   = i586 x86_64
 PROG       = qemu
-PAK_VER    = 18
+PAK_VER    = 19
 
 DEPS       = "sdl spice"
 
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	paxctl -m -r /usr/bin/qemu-arm
 	paxctl -m -r /usr/bin/qemu-i386
 	paxctl -m -r /usr/bin/qemu-x86_64
+	# install an udev script to set the permissions of /dev/kvm
+	cp -avf $(DIR_SRC)/config/qemu/65-kvm.rules /lib/udev/rules.d/65-kvm.rules
 
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)
diff --git a/src/paks/qemu/install.sh b/src/paks/qemu/install.sh
index a9f7321c0..e44ba5eca 100644
--- a/src/paks/qemu/install.sh
+++ b/src/paks/qemu/install.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 ############################################################################
 #
 . /opt/pakfire/lib/functions.sh
+#create the group kvm when they not exist
+getent group kvm >/dev/null || groupadd kvm
 extract_files
 restore_backup ${NAME}
 echo shm	/dev/shm	tmpfs	defaults,size=256M	0	0 >> /etc/fstab