diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 9e50418..922cfc0 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1179,8 +1179,7 @@
     qmp_init_marshal(&qmp_commands);
 
     qmp_register_command(&qmp_commands, "query-qmp-schema",
-                         qmp_query_qmp_schema,
-                         QCO_NO_OPTIONS);
+                         qmp_query_qmp_schema, QCO_ALLOW_PRECONFIG);
     qmp_register_command(&qmp_commands, "device_add", qmp_device_add,
                          QCO_NO_OPTIONS);
     qmp_register_command(&qmp_commands, "netdev_add", qmp_netdev_add,
@@ -1190,7 +1189,7 @@
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&qmp_cap_negotiation_commands);
     qmp_register_command(&qmp_cap_negotiation_commands, "qmp_capabilities",
-                         qmp_marshal_qmp_capabilities, QCO_NO_OPTIONS);
+                         qmp_marshal_qmp_capabilities, QCO_ALLOW_PRECONFIG);
 }
 
 static bool qmp_cap_enabled(Monitor *mon, QMPCapability cap)