diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
index 4d1eb6c..a6a87f9 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT vnc_enabled "false"
     fi
 
+    # arm64-specific configuration
+    if is_arch "aarch64"; then
+        # arm64 architecture currently does not support graphical consoles.
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT vnc_enabled "false"
+    fi
+
     ENABLE_FILE_INJECTION=$(trueorfalse False ENABLE_FILE_INJECTION)
     if [[ "$ENABLE_FILE_INJECTION" = "True" ]] ; then
         # When libguestfs is available for file injection, enable using