diff --git a/drivers/misc.h b/drivers/misc.h
index bbb1701..353419b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc.h
+++ b/drivers/misc.h
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 __attribute__((noreturn))
 static inline void qemu_shutdown() {
 	port_word_out(0x604, 0x2000);
+	while (1) {
+		asm("hlt");
+	}
 	__builtin_unreachable();
 }