diff --git a/examples/default.yaml b/examples/default.yaml
index a5cd3719e249..62565ff054d2 100644
--- a/examples/default.yaml
+++ b/examples/default.yaml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ containerd:
 cpuType:
   # 🟢 Builtin default: "cortex-a72" (or "host" when running on aarch64 host)
   aarch64: null
-  # 🟢 Builtin default: "qemu64" (or "host" when running on x86_64 host)
+  # 🟢 Builtin default: "qemu64" (or "host,-pdpe1gb" when running on x86_64 host)
   x86_64: null
 
 rosetta:
diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go b/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
index 95bb5136751a..9852c0cd01bc 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/defaults.go
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ func FillDefault(y, d, o *LimaYAML, filePath string) {
 				cpuType[arch] = "max"
 			}
 		}
+		if arch == X8664 && runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			switch cpuType[arch] {
+			case "host", "max":
+				// Disable pdpe1gb on Intel Mac
+				// https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/issues/1485
+				// https://stackoverflow.com/a/72863744/5167443
+				cpuType[arch] += ",-pdpe1gb"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	var overrideCPUType bool
 	for k, v := range d.CPUType {
diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/defaults_test.go b/pkg/limayaml/defaults_test.go
index 85f9592155ce..67f7a0a64461 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/defaults_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ func TestFillDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		} else if HasMaxCPU() {
 			builtin.CPUType[arch] = "max"
 		}
+		if arch == X8664 && runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			switch builtin.CPUType[arch] {
+			case "host", "max":
+				builtin.CPUType[arch] += ",-pdpe1gb"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	defaultPortForward := PortForward{
diff --git a/pkg/qemu/qemu.go b/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
index 81a42de84dc2..182d2ce58595 100644
--- a/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
+++ b/pkg/qemu/qemu.go
@@ -356,7 +356,16 @@ func Cmdline(cfg Config) (string, []string, error) {
 
 	// CPU
 	cpu := y.CPUType[*y.Arch]
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && runtime.GOARCH == "amd64" {
+		switch {
+		case strings.HasPrefix(cpu, "host"), strings.HasPrefix(cpu, "max"):
+			if !strings.Contains(cpu, ",-pdpe1gb") {
+				logrus.Warnf("On Intel Mac, CPU type %q typically needs \",-pdpe1gb\" option (https://stackoverflow.com/a/72863744/5167443)", cpu)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	args = appendArgsIfNoConflict(args, "-cpu", cpu)
+
 	switch *y.Arch {
 	case limayaml.X8664:
 		if strings.HasPrefix(cpu, "qemu64") && runtime.GOOS != "windows" {