diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 15fff8d103..03ffc91536 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SerialState *serial_mm_init (target_phys_addr_t base, int it_shift,
                              qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
                              CharDriverState *chr, int ioregister);
 SerialState *serial_isa_init(int index, CharDriverState *chr);
+void serial_set_frequency(SerialState *s, uint32_t frequency);
 
 /* parallel.c */
 
diff --git a/hw/serial.c b/hw/serial.c
index fa12dcc075..0063260569 100644
--- a/hw/serial.c
+++ b/hw/serial.c
@@ -730,6 +730,13 @@ static void serial_init_core(SerialState *s)
                           serial_event, s);
 }
 
+/* Change the main reference oscillator frequency. */
+void serial_set_frequency(SerialState *s, uint32_t frequency)
+{
+    s->baudbase = frequency;
+    serial_update_parameters(s);
+}
+
 static const int isa_serial_io[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = { 0x3f8, 0x2f8, 0x3e8, 0x2e8 };
 static const int isa_serial_irq[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = { 4, 3, 4, 3 };