diff --git a/disas/disas.c b/disas/disas.c
index 0d2d06c2ec..17170d291e 100644
--- a/disas/disas.c
+++ b/disas/disas.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ void disas(FILE *out, const void *code, size_t size)
     s.info.buffer = code;
     s.info.buffer_vma = (uintptr_t)code;
     s.info.buffer_length = size;
+    s.info.show_opcodes = true;
 
     if (s.info.cap_arch >= 0 && cap_disas_host(&s.info, code, size)) {
         return;
diff --git a/include/disas/dis-asm.h b/include/disas/dis-asm.h
index 2324f6b1a4..b26867b641 100644
--- a/include/disas/dis-asm.h
+++ b/include/disas/dis-asm.h
@@ -396,6 +396,14 @@ typedef struct disassemble_info {
   /* Command line options specific to the target disassembler.  */
   char * disassembler_options;
 
+  /*
+   * When true instruct the disassembler it may preface the
+   * disassembly with the opcodes values if it wants to. This is
+   * mainly for the benefit of the plugin interface which doesn't want
+   * that.
+   */
+  bool show_opcodes;
+
   /* Field intended to be used by targets in any way they deem suitable.  */
   void *target_info;