diff --git a/qemu-options-wrapper.h b/qemu-options-wrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..202f5af9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu-options-wrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+#if defined(QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_ENUM)
+
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+    opt_enum,
+#define DEFHEADING(text)
+
+#elif defined(QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_HELP)
+
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+        opt_help
+#define DEFHEADING(text) stringify(text) "\n"
+
+#elif defined(QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_OPTIONS)
+
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+    { option, opt_arg, opt_enum, arch_mask },
+#define DEFHEADING(text)
+
+#else
+#error "qemu-options-wrapper.h included with no option defined"
+#endif
+
+#include "qemu-options.def"
+
+#undef DEF
+#undef DEFHEADING
+#undef GEN_DOCS
+
+#undef QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_ENUM
+#undef QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_HELP
+#undef QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_OPTIONS
diff --git a/qemu-options.h b/qemu-options.h
index c96f994c9b..89a009ee96 100644
--- a/qemu-options.h
+++ b/qemu-options.h
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@
 #define _QEMU_OPTIONS_H_
 
 enum {
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
-    opt_enum,
-#define DEFHEADING(text)
-#include "qemu-options.def"
-#undef DEF
-#undef DEFHEADING
-#undef GEN_DOCS
+#define QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_ENUM
+#include "qemu-options-wrapper.h"
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index d51ac2ebfe..25ec37b563 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1493,13 +1493,8 @@ static void version(void)
 static void help(int exitcode)
 {
     const char *options_help =
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
-        opt_help
-#define DEFHEADING(text) stringify(text) "\n"
-#include "qemu-options.def"
-#undef DEF
-#undef DEFHEADING
-#undef GEN_DOCS
+#define QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_HELP
+#include "qemu-options-wrapper.h"
         ;
     version();
     printf("usage: %s [options] [disk_image]\n"
@@ -1529,13 +1524,8 @@ typedef struct QEMUOption {
 
 static const QEMUOption qemu_options[] = {
     { "h", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h, QEMU_ARCH_ALL },
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
-    { option, opt_arg, opt_enum, arch_mask },
-#define DEFHEADING(text)
-#include "qemu-options.def"
-#undef DEF
-#undef DEFHEADING
-#undef GEN_DOCS
+#define QEMU_OPTIONS_GENERATE_OPTIONS
+#include "qemu-options-wrapper.h"
     { NULL },
 };
 static void select_vgahw (const char *p)