diff -Nru flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu1/debian/changelog flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu2/debian/changelog
--- flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2022-05-17 18:58:28.000000000 +0200
+++ flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2022-07-01 14:20:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+flash-kernel (3.106ubuntu2) kinetic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Running flash-kernel on QEMU should no lead to an error (LP: #1980519)
+
+ -- Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com>  Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:20:12 +0200
+
 flash-kernel (3.106ubuntu1) kinetic; urgency=medium
 
   [ Dave Jones ]
diff -Nru flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu1/functions flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu2/functions
--- flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu1/functions	2022-05-17 18:58:28.000000000 +0200
+++ flash-kernel-3.106ubuntu2/functions	2022-07-01 14:20:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -1032,7 +1032,8 @@
 fi
 
 if ! check_supported "$machine"; then
-	error "Unsupported platform '$machine'."
+	echo "Unsupported platform '$machine', skipping."
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 kfile_suffix=""