diff --git a/src/arch/arm/system.cc b/src/arch/arm/system.cc
index 5d8808cba1..5d261a7907 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/system.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/system.cc
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ ArmSystem::callSemihosting32(ThreadContext *tc, bool gem5_ops)
     return getArmSystem(tc)->semihosting->call32(tc, gem5_ops);
 }
 
+bool
+ArmSystem::callSemihosting(ThreadContext *tc, bool gem5_ops)
+{
+    if (ArmISA::inAArch64(tc))
+        return callSemihosting64(tc, gem5_ops);
+    else
+        return callSemihosting32(tc, gem5_ops);
+}
+
 void
 ArmSystem::callSetStandByWfi(ThreadContext *tc)
 {
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/system.hh b/src/arch/arm/system.hh
index 370a3df337..364a804373 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/system.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/system.hh
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ class ArmSystem : public System
     /** Make a Semihosting call from aarch32 */
     static bool callSemihosting32(ThreadContext *tc, bool gem5_ops=false);
 
+    /** Make a Semihosting call from either aarch64 or aarch32 */
+    static bool callSemihosting(ThreadContext *tc, bool gem5_ops=false);
+
     /** Make a call to notify the power controller of STANDBYWFI assertion */
     static void callSetStandByWfi(ThreadContext *tc);