diff --git a/recipes-images/usbistic/usbistic.bb b/recipes-images/usbistic/usbistic.bb
index 437507a..8933b01 100644
--- a/recipes-images/usbistic/usbistic.bb
+++ b/recipes-images/usbistic/usbistic.bb
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ IMAGE_LINGUAS = " "
 
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 
-inherit core-image
+inherit core-image image-vm
 
 IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE = "8192"
 
 IMAGE_FEATURES += "package-management x11-base x11-sato ssh-server-dropbear"
 
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "vmdk"
+
 FREECIV = "\
  freeciv-server \
  freeciv-gtk2 \