diff --git a/docs/system/target-arm.rst b/docs/system/target-arm.rst
index 0490be5587..d2a3b44ce8 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-arm.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-arm.rst
@@ -215,13 +215,3 @@ emulation includes the following elements:
 
 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
-
-The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
-
-``-semihosting``
-   Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-   On ARM this implements the \"Angel\" interface.
-
-   Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem, so
-   should only be used with trusted guest OS.
diff --git a/docs/system/target-arm.texi b/docs/system/target-arm.texi
index c56b5f6ebf..eb80dd35f0 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-arm.texi
+++ b/docs/system/target-arm.texi
@@ -243,21 +243,3 @@ Three on-chip UARTs
 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
 
-@c man begin OPTIONS
-
-The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
-
-@table @option
-
-@item -semihosting
-Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
-
-Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
-so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
-
-@end table
-
-@c man end
-
diff --git a/docs/system/target-m68k.rst b/docs/system/target-m68k.rst
index 50b7dd9d63..d28d3b92e5 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-m68k.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-m68k.rst
@@ -19,14 +19,3 @@ The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
 -  MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
 
 -  Two on-chip UARTs.
-
-The following options are specific to the ColdFire emulation:
-
-``-semihosting``
-   Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-   On M68K this implements the \"ColdFire GDB\" interface used by
-   libgloss.
-
-   Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem, so
-   should only be used with trusted guest OS.
diff --git a/docs/system/target-m68k.texi b/docs/system/target-m68k.texi
index a77b19ea0f..dcce7bc8c5 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-m68k.texi
+++ b/docs/system/target-m68k.texi
@@ -23,22 +23,3 @@ MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
 @item
 Two on-chip UARTs.
 @end itemize
-
-@c man begin OPTIONS
-
-The following options are specific to the ColdFire emulation:
-
-@table @option
-
-@item -semihosting
-Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
-
-Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
-so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
-
-@end table
-
-@c man end
-
diff --git a/docs/system/target-xtensa.rst b/docs/system/target-xtensa.rst
index 43cab8dc4d..8d703ad769 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-xtensa.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-xtensa.rst
@@ -25,15 +25,3 @@ The Avnet LX60/LX110/LX200 emulation supports:
 -  16550 UART
 
 -  OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC
-
-The following options are specific to the Xtensa emulation:
-
-``-semihosting``
-   Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-   Xtensa semihosting provides basic file IO calls, such as
-   open/read/write/seek/select. Tensilica baremetal libc for ISS and
-   linux platform \"sim\" use this interface.
-
-   Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem, so
-   should only be used with trusted guest OS.
diff --git a/docs/system/target-xtensa.texi b/docs/system/target-xtensa.texi
index 40327de6fa..1e6c04dccd 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-xtensa.texi
+++ b/docs/system/target-xtensa.texi
@@ -33,23 +33,3 @@ A range of Xtensa CPUs, default is the DC232B
 @item
 OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC
 @end itemize
-
-@c man begin OPTIONS
-
-The following options are specific to the Xtensa emulation:
-
-@table @option
-
-@item -semihosting
-Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
-
-Xtensa semihosting provides basic file IO calls, such as open/read/write/seek/select.
-Tensilica baremetal libc for ISS and linux platform "sim" use this interface.
-
-Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
-so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
-
-@end table
-
-@c man end
-
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 5a4ac8e239..753bfce411 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -4116,6 +4116,12 @@ STEXI
 @item -semihosting
 @findex -semihosting
 Enable semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS, Nios II only).
+
+Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem, so
+should only be used with a trusted guest OS.
+
+See the -semihosting-config option documentation for further information
+about the facilities this enables.
 ETEXI
 DEF("semihosting-config", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting_config,
     "-semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,chardev=id][,arg=str[,...]]\n" \
@@ -4126,6 +4132,18 @@ STEXI
 @item -semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,chardev=id][,arg=str[,...]]
 @findex -semihosting-config
 Enable and configure semihosting (ARM, M68K, Xtensa, MIPS, Nios II only).
+
+Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem, so
+should only be used with a trusted guest OS.
+
+On Arm this implements the standard semihosting API, version 2.0.
+
+On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
+
+Xtensa semihosting provides basic file IO calls, such as
+open/read/write/seek/select. Tensilica baremetal libc for ISS and
+linux platform "sim" use this interface.
+
 @table @option
 @item target=@code{native|gdb|auto}
 Defines where the semihosting calls will be addressed, to QEMU (@code{native})