diff --git a/arch/x86/src/qemu/Kconfig b/arch/x86/src/qemu/Kconfig
index d4bd2e071b..79cd889fbf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/qemu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/src/qemu/Kconfig
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ config QEMU_VGA
 		graphics subsystem.  Such a conversion to the standard NuttX
 		framebuffer interface would, however, not be a big job.
 
+config QEMU_GPIOIRQ
+	bool "GPIO interrupt support"
+	default n
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	---help---
+		Enable support for GPIO interrupts (not implemented)
+
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h b/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
index 85ea4bde35..a42fd0a328 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void i486_lowsetup(void);
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_IRQ
+#ifdef CONFIG_QEMU_GPIOIRQ
 void i486_gpioirqinitialize(void);
 #else
 #  define i486_gpioirqinitialize()
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bool i486_gpioread(uint16_t pinset);
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_IRQ
+#ifdef CONFIG_QEMU_GPIOIRQ
 void i486_gpioirqenable(int irq);
 #else
 #  define i486_gpioirqenable(irq)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void i486_gpioirqenable(int irq);
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_IRQ
+#ifdef CONFIG_QEMU_GPIOIRQ
 void i486_gpioirqdisable(int irq);
 #else
 #  define i486_gpioirqdisable(irq)