diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index f32b9e47a3..ff0411d21f 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ stub-obj-y += fdset.o
 stub-obj-y += gdbstub.o
 stub-obj-y += iothread-lock.o
 stub-obj-y += is-daemonized.o
+stub-obj-y += isa-bus.o
 stub-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
 stub-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING) += io_uring.o
 stub-obj-y += monitor-core.o
diff --git a/stubs/isa-bus.c b/stubs/isa-bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..522f448997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/isa-bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/isa/isa.h"
+
+ISADevice *isa_create_simple(ISABus *bus, const char *name)
+{
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}