diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu-system-native_7.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu-system-native_7.0.0.bb
index bc5384d472e..5ccede5095c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu-system-native_7.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu-system-native_7.0.0.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0-native zlib-native pixman-native qemu-native bison-native me
 
 EXTRA_OECONF:append = " --target-list=${@get_qemu_system_target_list(d)}"
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= "fdt alsa kvm pie \
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "fdt alsa kvm pie slirp \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'virglrenderer epoxy', '', d)} \
 "
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index 16674eb5adb..c412d416d5a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[bpf] = "--enable-bpf,--disable-bpf,libbpf"
 PACKAGECONFIG[capstone] = "--enable-capstone,--disable-capstone"
 PACKAGECONFIG[rdma] = "--enable-rdma,--disable-rdma"
 PACKAGECONFIG[vde] = "--enable-vde,--disable-vde"
+PACKAGECONFIG[slirp] = "--enable-slirp=internal,--disable-slirp"
 
 INSANE_SKIP:${PN} = "arch"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu_7.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu_7.0.0.bb
index 9f7fad9886e..42e133967e1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu_7.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu_7.0.0.bb
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ EXTRA_OECONF:append:class-target:mipsarcho32 = "${@bb.utils.contains('BBEXTENDCU
 EXTRA_OECONF:append:class-nativesdk = " --target-list=${@get_qemu_target_list(d)}"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= " \
-    fdt sdl kvm pie \
+    fdt sdl kvm pie slirp \
     ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'alsa xen', d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'virglrenderer epoxy', '', d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'seccomp', d)} \
 "
-PACKAGECONFIG:class-nativesdk ??= "fdt sdl kvm pie \
+PACKAGECONFIG:class-nativesdk ??= "fdt sdl kvm pie slirp \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'virglrenderer epoxy', '', d)} \
 "
 # ppc32 hosts are no longer supported in qemu