diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 124afe7..27595df 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
 vl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(SDL_CFLAGS)
 
 vl.o: qemu-options.def
+os-posix.o: qemu-options.def
+os-win32.o: qemu-options.def
 
 qemu-options.def: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-options.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index 621ad06..0deddf3 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 /* Needed early for CONFIG_BSD etc. */
 #include "config-host.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "net/slirp.h"
+#include "qemu-options.h"
 
 void os_setup_early_signal_handling(void)
 {
@@ -130,3 +132,20 @@
 }
 #undef SHARE_SUFFIX
 #undef BUILD_SUFFIX
+
+/*
+ * Parse OS specific command line options.
+ * return 0 if option handled, -1 otherwise
+ */
+void os_parse_cmd_args(int index, const char *optarg)
+{
+    switch (index) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
+    case QEMU_OPTION_smb:
+        if (net_slirp_smb(optarg) < 0)
+            exit(1);
+        break;
+#endif
+    }
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/os-win32.c b/os-win32.c
index 1758538..aefc535 100644
--- a/os-win32.c
+++ b/os-win32.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include "config-host.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "qemu-options.h"
 
 /***********************************************************/
 /* Polling handling */
@@ -204,3 +205,12 @@
     }
     return NULL;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Parse OS specific command line options.
+ * return 0 if option handled, -1 otherwise
+ */
+void os_parse_cmd_args(int index, const char *optarg)
+{
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/qemu-options.h b/qemu-options.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96f994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu-options.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * qemu-options.h
+ *
+ * Defines needed for command line argument processing.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _QEMU_OPTIONS_H_
+#define _QEMU_OPTIONS_H_
+
+enum {
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+    opt_enum,
+#define DEFHEADING(text)
+#include "qemu-options.def"
+#undef DEF
+#undef DEFHEADING
+#undef GEN_DOCS
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 72f3734..2162b1d 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 /* OS specific functions */
 void os_setup_early_signal_handling(void);
 char *os_find_datadir(const char *argv0);
+void os_parse_cmd_args(int index, const char *optarg);
 
 typedef enum DisplayType
 {
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 4998e87..b08b5ad 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 #include "qemu-option.h"
 #include "qemu-config.h"
 #include "qemu-objects.h"
+#include "qemu-options.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
 #endif
@@ -1899,16 +1900,6 @@
 
 #define HAS_ARG 0x0001
 
-enum {
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
-    opt_enum,
-#define DEFHEADING(text)
-#include "qemu-options.def"
-#undef DEF
-#undef DEFHEADING
-#undef GEN_DOCS
-};
-
 typedef struct QEMUOption {
     const char *name;
     int flags;
@@ -2624,12 +2615,6 @@
             case QEMU_OPTION_bootp:
                 legacy_bootp_filename = optarg;
                 break;
-#ifndef _WIN32
-            case QEMU_OPTION_smb:
-                if (net_slirp_smb(optarg) < 0)
-                    exit(1);
-                break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_redir:
                 if (net_slirp_redir(optarg) < 0)
                     exit(1);
@@ -3126,6 +3111,8 @@
                     fclose(fp);
                     break;
                 }
+            default:
+                os_parse_cmd_args(popt->index, optarg);
             }
         }
     }