diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
index 03df258e03..d3827c30dd 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ function install_libvirt {
 
     if is_ubuntu; then
         install_package qemu-system libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev
+        if is_arch "aarch64"; then
+            install_package qemu-efi
+        fi
         # uninstall in case the libvirt version changed
         pip_uninstall libvirt-python
         pip_install_gr libvirt-python
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ function install_libvirt {
         install_package qemu-kvm
 
         install_package libvirt libvirt-devel
+        if is_arch "aarch64"; then
+            install_package edk2.git-aarch64
+        fi
+
         pip_uninstall libvirt-python
         pip_install_gr libvirt-python
     fi
diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
index b0ae29e39b..b25bc0c367 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ function configure_nova_hypervisor {
 
     # arm64-specific configuration
     if is_arch "aarch64"; then
-        # arm64 architecture currently does not support graphical consoles.
-        iniset $NOVA_CONF vnc enabled "false"
         iniset $NOVA_CONF libvirt cpu_mode "host-passthrough"
     fi