diff --git a/.github/workflows/adbe-unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/adbe-unittests.yml
index f50c3e0..f33a4ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/adbe-unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/adbe-unittests.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Ref: https://github.com/ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner?tab=readme-ov-file#running-hardware-accelerated-emulators-on-linux-runners
+      - name: Enable KVM
+        # For some weird reason, if KVM is enabled then emulator times out on API 26!
+        # Ref: https://github.com/ashishb/adb-enhanced/actions/runs/8591215419/job/23539714583?pr=242
+        if: matrix.api-level != 26
+        run: |
+          echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+          sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+          sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
+
       - name: Gradle cache
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3