diff --git a/src/dev/intel_8254_timer.cc b/src/dev/intel_8254_timer.cc
index df9b4b3d4e..548de0dd1e 100644
--- a/src/dev/intel_8254_timer.cc
+++ b/src/dev/intel_8254_timer.cc
@@ -210,8 +210,10 @@ Intel8254Timer::Counter::setRW(int rw_val)
 void
 Intel8254Timer::Counter::setMode(int mode_val)
 {
+    if (mode_val == SoftwareStrobe)
+        warn_once("SoftwareStrobe mode is used and it is not well tested\n");
     if (mode_val != InitTc && mode_val != RateGen &&
-       mode_val != SquareWave)
+       mode_val != SquareWave && mode_val != SoftwareStrobe)
         panic("PIT mode %#x is not implemented: \n", mode_val);
 
     mode = mode_val;
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ Intel8254Timer::Counter::CounterEvent::process()
         break;
       case RateGen:
       case SquareWave:
+      case SoftwareStrobe:
         setTo(counter->period);
         break;
       default: