diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index df3aa7a..59c5a54 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 stub-obj-y += mon-protocol-event.o
 stub-obj-y += mon-set-error.o
 stub-obj-y += pci-drive-hot-add.o
+stub-obj-y += qtest.o
 stub-obj-y += reset.o
 stub-obj-y += set-fd-handler.o
 stub-obj-y += slirp.o
diff --git a/stubs/qtest.c b/stubs/qtest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e671ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/qtest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * qtest stubs
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Linaro Limited
+ * Written by Peter Maydell
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+/* Needed for qtest_allowed() */
+bool qtest_allowed;