diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5a9e7a0..f9f6b903 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ISODIR=$(shell pwd)/iso
 ISO=astral.iso
 LIMINEDIR=$(shell pwd)/host-pkgs/limine/usr/local/share/limine/
 KERNEL=pkgs/astral/boot/astral
+QEMUFLAGS=-cdrom $(ISO) -m 2G -smp cpus=2 -monitor stdio -debugcon file:/dev/stdout -serial file:/dev/stdout # hacky but works :')
 
 .PHONY: all kernel clean clean-kernel iso
 
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ $(ISO): limine.cfg liminebg.bmp $(KERNEL)
 	xorriso -as mkisofs -b limine-cd.bin -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table --efi-boot limine-cd-efi.bin -efi-boot-part --efi-boot-image --protective-msdos-label $(ISODIR) -o $(ISO)
 
 kernel:
-	rm builds/astral.configured
-	rm builds/astral.installed
-	rm builds/astral.built
+	rm -f builds/astral.configured
+	rm -f builds/astral.installed
+	rm -f builds/astral.built
 	./jinx build astral
 
 clean-kernel:
@@ -32,3 +33,9 @@ clean:
 	make clean-kernel
 	./jinx clean
 	rm jinx
+
+run:
+	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS)
+
+run-kvm:
+	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS) -enable-kvm -cpu host
diff --git a/kernel-src/Makefile b/kernel-src/Makefile
index ac1f4791..cf85020b 100644
--- a/kernel-src/Makefile
+++ b/kernel-src/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TARGET=x86-64
 INCDIR=$(shell pwd)/include
 ARCHDIR=$(shell pwd)/arch/$(TARGET)/
 LDFLAGS=-ffreestanding -nostdlib -lgcc -Wl,-T,"$(ARCHDIR)/kernel.ld" -debug
-CFLAGS=-ffreestanding -mcmodel=kernel -O2 -mno-red-zone -mno-mmx -mno-sse -mno-sse2 -nostdlib -nostdinc -I "${INCDIR}"
+CFLAGS=-ffreestanding -mcmodel=kernel -O2 -mno-red-zone -mno-mmx -mno-sse -mno-sse2 -nostdlib -I "${INCDIR}"
 ASFLAGS=-felf64
 
 astral:	$(OBJS)