diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index c171119dad..920af30bda 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ static int slirp_smb(SlirpState* s, const char *exported_dir,
             );
     fclose(f);
 
-    snprintf(smb_cmdline, sizeof(smb_cmdline), "%s -s %s",
-             CONFIG_SMBD_COMMAND, smb_conf);
+    snprintf(smb_cmdline, sizeof(smb_cmdline), "%s -l %s -s %s",
+             CONFIG_SMBD_COMMAND, s->smb_dir, smb_conf);
 
     if (slirp_add_exec(s->slirp, 0, smb_cmdline, &vserver_addr, 139) < 0 ||
         slirp_add_exec(s->slirp, 0, smb_cmdline, &vserver_addr, 445) < 0) {