diff --git a/Platform/Shared/VMWizardState.swift b/Platform/Shared/VMWizardState.swift
index d207156c4..b00ec8030 100644
--- a/Platform/Shared/VMWizardState.swift
+++ b/Platform/Shared/VMWizardState.swift
@@ -357,14 +357,12 @@ enum VMWizardOS: String, Identifiable {
         config.qemu.hasHypervisor = useVirtualization
         config.sharing.isDirectoryShareReadOnly = sharingReadOnly
         if let sharingDirectoryURL = sharingDirectoryURL {
-            if operatingSystem == .Windows {
-                // default webdav for windows
-                config.sharing.directoryShareMode = .webdav
-            } else {
-                config.sharing.directoryShareMode = .virtfs
-            }
             config.sharing.directoryShareUrl = sharingDirectoryURL
         }
+        if config.sharing.directoryShareMode != .none && operatingSystem == .Linux {
+            // change default sharing to virtfs if linux
+            config.sharing.directoryShareMode = .virtfs
+        }
         if operatingSystem == .Windows {
             // only change UEFI settings for Windows
             config.qemu.hasUefiBoot = systemBootUefi