diff --git a/src/hel/hel.d b/src/hel/hel.d
index 467d1a7..051de08 100644
--- a/src/hel/hel.d
+++ b/src/hel/hel.d
@@ -16,8 +16,20 @@ private void wait_key()
     }
 }
 
+private bool in_qemu()
+{
+    ulong * firmware_vendor = cast(ulong *) st.FirmwareVendor;
+    ulong fv1 = firmware_vendor[0];
+    return fv1 ==
+        ((cast(ulong)'E') |
+         (cast(ulong)'D' << 16) |
+         (cast(ulong)'K' << 32) |
+         (cast(ulong)' ' << 48));
+}
+
 private bool set_graphics_mode()
 {
+    uint max_horizontal_resolution = in_qemu() ? 1920u : 0xFFFFFFFFu;
     UINTN buffer_size = heap_free();
     EFI_GUID gop_guid = EFI_GRAPHICS_OUTPUT_PROTOCOL_GUID;
     EFI_HANDLE * handles = cast(EFI_HANDLE *)heap_base();
@@ -51,14 +63,19 @@ private bool set_graphics_mode()
          (status = gop.QueryMode(gop, mode_number, &info_size, &info)) == EFI_SUCCESS;
          mode_number++)
     {
-        if (info.HorizontalResolution > best_width)
+        if ((info.HorizontalResolution > best_width) &&
+            (info.HorizontalResolution <= max_horizontal_resolution))
         {
             best_width = info.HorizontalResolution;
             best_mode_number = mode_number;
         }
         st.BootServices.FreePool(info);
     }
-    gop.SetMode(gop, best_mode_number);
+    if ((status = gop.SetMode(gop, best_mode_number)) != EFI_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        writeln("SetMode: Error %u\n", status);
+        return false;
+    }
     return true;
 }