diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index db86feb09b..453f129949 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device ?} and
 @code{-device @var{driver},?}.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 DEFHEADING(File system options:)
 
 DEF("fsdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fsdev,
@@ -515,9 +514,7 @@ Create a file-system-"device" for local-filesystem.
 
 @end table
 ETEXI
-#endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 DEFHEADING(Virtual File system pass-through options:)
 
 DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
@@ -554,7 +551,6 @@ Create a Virtual file-system-pass through for local-filesystem.
 
 @end table
 ETEXI
-#endif
 
 DEFHEADING()
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index a330f188fb..91d1684f4b 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1811,6 +1811,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
     int cyls, heads, secs, translation;
     QemuOpts *hda_opts = NULL, *opts;
+    QemuOptsList *olist;
     int optind;
     const char *optarg;
     const char *loadvm = NULL;
@@ -2286,9 +2287,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
             case QEMU_OPTION_fsdev:
-                opts = qemu_opts_parse(qemu_find_opts("fsdev"), optarg, 1);
+                olist = qemu_find_opts("fsdev");
+                if (!olist) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "fsdev is not supported by this qemu build.\n");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse(olist, optarg, 1);
                 if (!opts) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "parse error: %s\n", optarg);
                     exit(1);
@@ -2299,7 +2304,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 char *arg_9p = NULL;
                 int len = 0;
 
-                opts = qemu_opts_parse(qemu_find_opts("virtfs"), optarg, 1);
+                olist = qemu_find_opts("virtfs");
+                if (!olist) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "virtfs is not supported by this qemu build.\n");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse(olist, optarg, 1);
                 if (!opts) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "parse error: %s\n", optarg);
                     exit(1);
@@ -2350,7 +2360,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 qemu_free(arg_9p);
                 break;
             }
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_serial:
                 add_device_config(DEV_SERIAL, optarg);
                 default_serial = 0;