1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 18e2f7f282..c7f6897d78 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -514,11 +514,6 @@ static QTestState *qtest_init_internal(const char *qemu_bin,
         kill(s->qemu_pid, SIGSTOP);
     }
 #endif
-
-    /* ask endianness of the target */
-
-    s->big_endian = qtest_query_target_endianness(s);
-
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -527,11 +522,21 @@ QTestState *qtest_init_without_qmp_handshake(const char *extra_args)
     return qtest_init_internal(qtest_qemu_binary(NULL), extra_args);
 }
 
+QTestState *qtest_init_with_env_no_handshake(const char *var,
+                                             const char *extra_args)
+{
+    return qtest_init_internal(qtest_qemu_binary(var), extra_args);
+}
+
 QTestState *qtest_init_with_env(const char *var, const char *extra_args)
 {
     QTestState *s = qtest_init_internal(qtest_qemu_binary(var), extra_args);
     QDict *greeting;
 
+    /* ask endianness of the target */
+
+    s->big_endian = qtest_query_target_endianness(s);
+
     /* Read the QMP greeting and then do the handshake */
     greeting = qtest_qmp_receive(s);
     qobject_unref(greeting);