diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/src/qemu_boardinit.c b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
index b8d6872e30..4d0cc8efca 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/src/qemu_boardinit.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * Included Files
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <nuttx/arch.h>
 #include <nuttx/config.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <nuttx/board.h>
@@ -113,3 +114,13 @@ void board_late_initialize(void)
   qemu_bringup();
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BOARDCTL_POWEROFF) && defined(CONFIG_ARM_PSCI)
+int board_power_off(int status)
+{
+  UNUSED(status);
+
+  up_systempoweroff();
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
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