diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 138f6bc..2d464cf 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2167,6 +2167,11 @@
     free(mem);
 }
 
+int qemu_init_main_loop(void)
+{
+    return main_loop_init();
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
     const char *gdbstub_dev = NULL;