diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 72f5347df5..37eb40670b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -775,6 +775,8 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     const char *filename;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i;
+    const char *deprecated[] = {
+    };
 
     /* Change legacy command line options into QMP ones */
     static const struct {
@@ -851,6 +853,16 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    /* Other deprecated options */
+    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(deprecated); i++) {
+            if (qemu_opt_get(legacy_opts, deprecated[i]) != NULL) {
+                error_report("'%s' is deprecated, please use the corresponding "
+                             "option of '-device' instead", deprecated[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Media type */
     value = qemu_opt_get(legacy_opts, "media");
     if (value) {