1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hw/arm/boot.c b/hw/arm/boot.c
index 1e313afe8d..583ec7992e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/boot.c
+++ b/hw/arm/boot.c
@@ -354,8 +354,10 @@ void arm_load_kernel(ARMCPU *cpu, struct arm_boot_info *info)
 
     /* Load the kernel.  */
     if (!info->kernel_filename) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Kernel image must be specified\n");
-        exit(1);
+        /* If no kernel specified, do nothing; we will start from address 0
+         * (typically a boot ROM image) in the same way as hardware.
+         */
+        return;
     }
 
     info->dtb_filename = qemu_opt_get(qemu_get_machine_opts(), "dtb");