diff --git a/tests/tcg/nios2/Makefile.softmmu-target b/tests/tcg/nios2/Makefile.softmmu-target
index c3d0594a39..bc7fd55060 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/nios2/Makefile.softmmu-target
+++ b/tests/tcg/nios2/Makefile.softmmu-target
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -Wl,-T$(LINK_SCRIPT) -static -nostdlib $(CRT_OBJS) -lgcc
 %: %.o $(LINK_SCRIPT) $(CRT_OBJS)
 	$(call quiet-command, $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $< -o $@ $(LDFLAGS), LD, $@)
 
-# FIXME: nios2 semihosting writes to stdout, not a chardev
-QEMU_OPTS = -M 10m50-ghrd,vic=on -semihosting >$@.out -kernel
+QEMU_OPTS = -M 10m50-ghrd,vic=on -semihosting-config enable=on,target=native,chardev=output -kernel
 
 memory: CFLAGS+=-DCHECK_UNALIGNED=0
 TESTS += $(MULTIARCH_TESTS)