diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
index 8c429ff1d06..05d8c1edec2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 , xenSupport ? false, xen
 , openGLSupport ? sdlSupport, mesa_noglu, epoxy, libdrm
 , virglSupport ? openGLSupport, virglrenderer
+, smbdSupport ? false, samba
 , hostCpuOnly ? false
 , nixosTestRunner ? false
 }:
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ alsaLib libaio libcap_ng libcap attr ]
     ++ optionals xenSupport [ xen ]
     ++ optionals openGLSupport [ mesa_noglu epoxy libdrm ]
-    ++ optionals virglSupport [ virglrenderer ];
+    ++ optionals virglSupport [ virglrenderer ]
+    ++ optionals smbdSupport [ samba ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -100,8 +102,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   configureFlags =
-    [ "--smbd=smbd" # use `smbd' from $PATH
-      "--audio-drv-list=${audio}"
+    [ "--audio-drv-list=${audio}"
       "--sysconfdir=/etc"
       "--localstatedir=/var"
     ]
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optional gtkSupport "--enable-gtk"
     ++ optional xenSupport "--enable-xen"
     ++ optional openGLSupport "--enable-opengl"
-    ++ optional virglSupport "--enable-virglrenderer";
+    ++ optional virglSupport "--enable-virglrenderer"
+    ++ optional smbdSupport "--smbd=${samba}/bin/smbd";
 
   doCheck = false; # tries to access /dev