diff --git a/profiles/realtime-virtual-host/tuned.conf b/profiles/realtime-virtual-host/tuned.conf
index 5e0ff1f..3469d7c 100644
--- a/profiles/realtime-virtual-host/tuned.conf
+++ b/profiles/realtime-virtual-host/tuned.conf
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ group.rcub=0:f:4:*:rcub.*
 # for i in `pgrep ktimersoftd` ; do grep Cpus_allowed_list /proc/$i/status ; done
 group.ktimersoftd=0:f:3:*:ktimersoftd.*
 
-ps_blacklist=ksoftirqd.*;rcuc.*;rcub.*;ktimersoftd.*
+ps_blacklist=ksoftirqd.*;rcuc.*;rcub.*;ktimersoftd.*;.*pmd.*;.*PMD.*;^DPDK;.*qemu-kvm.*
 
 [script]
 script=${i:PROFILE_DIR}/script.sh