diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index cfe6a2a..99d4766 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -6355,6 +6355,7 @@
            "\n"
            "Standard options:\n"
            "-M machine      select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n"
+           "-cpu cpu        select CPU (-C ? for list)\n"
            "-fda/-fdb file  use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n"
            "-hda/-hdb file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n"
            "-hdc/-hdd file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n"
@@ -6487,6 +6488,7 @@
     QEMU_OPTION_h,
 
     QEMU_OPTION_M,
+    QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
     QEMU_OPTION_fda,
     QEMU_OPTION_fdb,
     QEMU_OPTION_hda,
@@ -6562,6 +6564,7 @@
     { "help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h },
 
     { "M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M },
+    { "cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu },
     { "fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda },
     { "fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb },
     { "hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda },
@@ -6867,6 +6870,7 @@
     int parallel_device_index;
     const char *loadvm = NULL;
     QEMUMachine *machine;
+    const char *cpu_model;
     char usb_devices[MAX_USB_CMDLINE][128];
     int usb_devices_index;
     int fds[2];
@@ -6904,6 +6908,7 @@
 
     register_machines();
     machine = first_machine;
+    cpu_model = NULL;
     initrd_filename = NULL;
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_FD; i++)
         fd_filename[i] = NULL;
@@ -6995,6 +7000,17 @@
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_cpu:
+                /* hw initialization will check this */
+                if (optarg[0] == '?') {
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC)
+                    ppc_cpu_list(stdout, &fprintf);
+#endif
+                    exit(1);
+                } else {
+                    cpu_model = optarg;
+                }
+                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_initrd:
                 initrd_filename = optarg;
                 break;
@@ -7569,7 +7585,7 @@
 
     machine->init(ram_size, vga_ram_size, boot_device,
                   ds, fd_filename, snapshot,
-                  kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename);
+                  kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 
     /* init USB devices */
     if (usb_enabled) {