diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index c8e9c78..5398178 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3531,6 +3531,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     }
     loc_set_none();

+    AllocConsole();
+    freopen("CONIN$", "rb", stdin);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "wb", stdout);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "wb", stderr);
     if (qemu_init_main_loop()) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu_init_main_loop failed\n");
         exit(1);