diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f596553..7b0e0d5 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 #include "hw/baum.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
 #include "hw/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/xen.h"
 #include "bt-host.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
@@ -5046,6 +5047,17 @@
                 run_as = optarg;
                 break;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
+            case QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid:
+                xen_domid = atoi(optarg);
+                break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_xen_create:
+                xen_mode = XEN_CREATE;
+                break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach:
+                xen_mode = XEN_ATTACH;
+                break;
+#endif
             }
         }
     }