diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index ecc88e8d4..b030205e2 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -531,6 +531,10 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_machine_opts = {
             .name = "accel",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help = "accelerator list",
+        }, {
+            .name = "kernel_irqchip",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+            .help = "use KVM in-kernel irqchip",
         },
         { /* End of list */ }
     },
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 6295cde35..3a07ae823 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ DEF("machine", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_machine, \
     "-machine [type=]name[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
     "                selects emulated machine (-machine ? for list)\n"
     "                property accel=accel1[:accel2[:...]] selects accelerator\n"
-    "                supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n",
+    "                supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n"
+    "                kernel_irqchip=on|off controls accelerated irqchip support\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
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 @item -machine [type=]@var{name}[,prop=@var{value}[,...]]
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ This is used to enable an accelerator. Depending on the target architecture,
 kvm, xen, or tcg can be available. By default, tcg is used. If there is more
 than one accelerator specified, the next one is used if the previous one fails
 to initialize.
+@item kernel_irqchip=on|off
+Enables in-kernel irqchip support for the chosen accelerator when available.
 @end table
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