diff --git a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
index 955ba94800510cf2c05387d1b6f69a6db65fcf63..8f5ab82d572600421ca0d3c1bd9e7eb1325aae81 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
@@ -2290,3 +2290,10 @@ void lsi53c810_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn)
 
     scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus);
 }
+
+void lsi53c8xx_handle_legacy_cmdline(DeviceState *lsi_dev)
+{
+    LSIState *s = LSI53C895A(lsi_dev);
+
+    scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus);
+}
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 990d6fcbdeee04d7741f5466ec194dfddd03703d..0d907dc08420e01a4d7aa9b86b75a46ed603de8f 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 
 void lsi53c895a_create(PCIBus *bus);
 void lsi53c810_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn);
+void lsi53c8xx_handle_legacy_cmdline(DeviceState *lsi_dev);
 
 qemu_irq pci_allocate_irq(PCIDevice *pci_dev);
 void pci_set_irq(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int level);