1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/runqemu b/scripts/runqemu
index b8148ef55e..188eccf003 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/scripts/runqemu
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ LAZY_ROOTFS=""
 SCRIPT_QEMU_OPT=""
 SCRIPT_QEMU_EXTRA_OPT=""
 SCRIPT_KERNEL_OPT=""
+SERIALSTDIO=""
 
 # Determine whether the file is a kernel or QEMU image, and set the
 # appropriate variables
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ while true; do
         "serial")
             SCRIPT_QEMU_OPT="$SCRIPT_QEMU_OPT -serial stdio"
             SCRIPT_KERNEL_OPT="$SCRIPT_KERNEL_OPT console=ttyS0"
+            SERIALSTDIO="1"
             ;;
         "qemuparams="*)
             SCRIPT_QEMU_EXTRA_OPT="${arg##qemuparams=}"