diff --git a/virtme/architectures.py b/virtme/architectures.py
index ba16138..1380096 100644
--- a/virtme/architectures.py
+++ b/virtme/architectures.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def serial_console_args() -> List[str]:
     def qemu_nodisplay_args() -> List[str]:
         return ['-vga', 'none', '-display', 'none']
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def qemu_serial_console_args() -> List[str]:
+        # We should be using the new-style -device serialdev,chardev=xyz,
+        # but many architecture-specific serial devices don't support that.
+        return ['-serial', 'chardev:console']
+
     @staticmethod
     def config_base() -> List[str]:
         return []
@@ -281,14 +287,16 @@ def qemuargs(self, is_native):
         # default console
         ret.extend(['-nodefaults'])
 
-        ret.extend(['-device', 'sclpconsole,chardev=console'])
-
         return ret
 
     @staticmethod
     def config_base():
         return ['CONFIG_MARCH_Z900=y']
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def qemu_serial_console_args():
+        return ['-device', 'sclpconsole,chardev=console']
+
 ARCHES = {arch.virtmename: arch for arch in [
     Arch_x86('x86_64'),
     Arch_x86('i386'),
diff --git a/virtme/commands/run.py b/virtme/commands/run.py
index f11444e..5a266f2 100644
--- a/virtme/commands/run.py
+++ b/virtme/commands/run.py
@@ -376,9 +376,7 @@ def do_it() -> int:
         qemuargs.extend(['-serial', 'none'])
         qemuargs.extend(['-chardev', 'stdio,id=console,signal=off,mux=on'])
 
-        # We should be using the new-style -device serialdev,chardev=xyz,
-        # but many architecture-specific serial devices don't support that.
-        qemuargs.extend(['-serial', 'chardev:console'])
+        qemuargs.extend(arch.qemu_serial_console_args())
 
         qemuargs.extend(['-mon', 'chardev=console'])