diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 669be5bbf6..30dd9b2309 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct PIIX4PMState {
     qemu_irq irq;
     qemu_irq smi_irq;
     int smm_enabled;
+    bool smm_compat;
     Notifier machine_ready;
     Notifier powerdown_notifier;
 
@@ -642,6 +643,7 @@ static Property piix4_pm_properties[] = {
                      use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-hotplug-support", PIIX4PMState,
                      acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("smm-compat", PIIX4PMState, smm_compat, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index d3145bf014..3963b73520 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_lpc = {
 
 static Property ich9_lpc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("noreboot", ICH9LPCState, pin_strap.spkr_hi, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("smm-compat", ICH9LPCState, pm.smm_compat, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("x-smi-broadcast", ICH9LPCState, smi_host_features,
                       ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_BROADCAST_BIT, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("x-smi-cpu-hotplug", ICH9LPCState, smi_host_features,
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
index 54571c77e0..df519e40b5 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct ICH9LPCPMRegs {
     uint8_t disable_s4;
     uint8_t s4_val;
     uint8_t smm_enabled;
+    bool smm_compat;
     bool enable_tco;
     TCOIORegs tco_regs;
 } ICH9LPCPMRegs;