diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 8d83c52896..4845f3ad73 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,7 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsQMPSchemaQueries[] = {
       QEMU_CAPS_MIGRATION_PARAM_BLOCK_BITMAP_MAPPING },
     { "blockdev-backup", QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV_BACKUP },
     { "object-add/arg-type/qom-type/^secret", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_QAPIFIED },
+    { "query-display-options/ret-type/+sdl", QEMU_CAPS_SDL },
 };
 
 typedef struct _virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps virQEMUCapsObjectTypeProps;
@@ -5160,6 +5161,11 @@ virQEMUCapsInitProcessCapsInterlock(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps)
 static void
 virQEMUCapsInitProcessCaps(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps)
 {
+    /* versions prior to the introduction of 'query-display-options' had SDL
+     * mostly compiled in */
+    if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_DISPLAY_OPTIONS))
+        virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_SDL);
+
     if (ARCH_IS_X86(qemuCaps->arch) &&
         virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_CPU_MODEL_EXPANSION)) {
         virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_CPU_CACHE);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index 22945c84f0..b2878312ac 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
 
     /* 25 */
     X_QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE, /* Is the -device arg available */
-    X_QEMU_CAPS_SDL, /* Is the new -sdl arg available */
+    QEMU_CAPS_SDL, /* support for SDL graphics is compiled into qemu */
     X_QEMU_CAPS_SMP_TOPOLOGY, /* -smp has sockets/cores/threads */
     X_QEMU_CAPS_NETDEV, /* -netdev flag & netdev_add/remove */
     X_QEMU_CAPS_RTC, /* The -rtc flag for clock options */
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
index aa70cdc234..5cedec5e77 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
index 250bebc1a2..d7b447692a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
index b2bff6b09f..291fdd95b3 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
index e6a95317e8..53bd692fbf 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
index 3535bb05e5..5afa0e7d0c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
index bf3ab61aa9..1d25f2c3fa 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.ppc64.xml
index d70ce46519..c6eea904e0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv32.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv32.xml
index a87072faee..710687d316 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv32.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv32.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='scsi-disk.channel'/>
   <flag name='scsi-block'/>
   <flag name='dump-guest-memory'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv64.xml
index 7e470d941a..4d9290c482 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='scsi-disk.channel'/>
   <flag name='scsi-block'/>
   <flag name='dump-guest-memory'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.s390x.xml
index 8ffd4d1dc7..b0083189e1 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
index df815f878d..6d064953fa 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.ppc64.xml
index 755f846c2d..56c71d45ac 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 332ab1d130..3fb8115b64 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
index c6972fb9e5..4239da6d7a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.ppc64.xml
index f8c5ddb099..fd96361a3e 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv32.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv32.xml
index 804fb07c70..3d5fe67c2b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv32.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv32.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='ccid-emulated'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv64.xml
index 42e0f153f3..08307660ad 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='ccid-emulated'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.s390x.xml
index cad9606b15..075dd8a453 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
index c7ecbfa45a..32a17e50d7 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 970f170f5d..83f52ff660 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
index e1707b22a5..e5cd3336f7 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
index 9ca0a6cfde..53588c858a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
index 36f4908474..cd17f7b58e 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 432802f7b2..c6445ce9a5 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
index d62fb640a4..a5ee240140 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
index 116ea1d289..0788afdc12 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
index ac41141dea..9b70bf4f9b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='ccid-emulated'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 7bc91b3070..de7d3a1726 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
index bb1acbf42e..1fe12346fd 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='usb-redir'/>
   <flag name='scsi-disk.channel'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
index fa86d43e56..b2541a251c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
index 86590b8a16..0283992fff 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
index 12c0ab47b8..eadc07bd5f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
index 457339740a..8a1f84c528 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <qemuctime>0</qemuctime>
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
   <flag name='ccid-emulated'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
index 816b9a150c..b39cd8ba6f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 5b5bf76355..504bc094af 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
index a2f6b9d3be..1a0e75570c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='virtio-tx-alg'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.ioeventfd'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk-pci.event_idx'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 69d7c00288..cd21c6c695 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 7d816b4ab7..2df9e6f4cb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <selfctime>0</selfctime>
   <selfvers>0</selfvers>
   <flag name='kvm'/>
+  <flag name='sdl'/>
   <flag name='no-hpet'/>
   <flag name='spice'/>
   <flag name='hda-duplex'/>