diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 47917bbb20fc..c9d97d2b1fc6 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ static void handle_arg_trace(const char *arg)
     trace_file = trace_opt_parse(arg);
 }
 
+#if defined(TARGET_XTENSA)
+static void handle_arg_abi_call0(const char *arg)
+{
+    xtensa_set_abi_call0();
+}
+#endif
+
 struct qemu_argument {
     const char *argv;
     const char *env;
@@ -446,6 +453,10 @@ static const struct qemu_argument arg_table[] = {
      "",           "[[enable=]<pattern>][,events=<file>][,file=<file>]"},
     {"version",    "QEMU_VERSION",     false, handle_arg_version,
      "",           "display version information and exit"},
+#if defined(TARGET_XTENSA)
+    {"xtensa-abi-call0", "QEMU_XTENSA_ABI_CALL0", false, handle_arg_abi_call0,
+     "",           "assume CALL0 Xtensa ABI"},
+#endif
     {NULL, NULL, false, NULL, NULL, NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c b/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
index 8d54ef3ae34b..590f0313ffe9 100644
--- a/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ void setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct target_sigaction *ka,
     abi_ulong frame_addr;
     struct target_rt_sigframe *frame;
     uint32_t ra;
+    bool abi_call0;
+    unsigned base;
     int i;
 
     frame_addr = get_sigframe(ka, env, sizeof(*frame));
@@ -182,20 +184,27 @@ void setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct target_sigaction *ka,
         __put_user(0x00, &frame->retcode[5]);
 #endif
     }
-    env->sregs[PS] = PS_UM | (3 << PS_RING_SHIFT);
-    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config, XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER)) {
-        env->sregs[PS] |= PS_WOE | (1 << PS_CALLINC_SHIFT);
-    }
     memset(env->regs, 0, sizeof(env->regs));
     env->pc = ka->_sa_handler;
     env->regs[1] = frame_addr;
     env->sregs[WINDOW_BASE] = 0;
     env->sregs[WINDOW_START] = 1;
 
-    env->regs[4] = (ra & 0x3fffffff) | 0x40000000;
-    env->regs[6] = sig;
-    env->regs[7] = frame_addr + offsetof(struct target_rt_sigframe, info);
-    env->regs[8] = frame_addr + offsetof(struct target_rt_sigframe, uc);
+    abi_call0 = (env->sregs[PS] & PS_WOE) == 0;
+    env->sregs[PS] = PS_UM | (3 << PS_RING_SHIFT);
+
+    if (abi_call0) {
+        base = 0;
+        env->regs[base] = ra;
+    } else {
+        env->sregs[PS] |= PS_WOE | (1 << PS_CALLINC_SHIFT);
+        base = 4;
+        env->regs[base] = (ra & 0x3fffffff) | 0x40000000;
+    }
+    env->regs[base + 2] = sig;
+    env->regs[base + 3] = frame_addr + offsetof(struct target_rt_sigframe,
+                                                info);
+    env->regs[base + 4] = frame_addr + offsetof(struct target_rt_sigframe, uc);
     unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 1);
     return;
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index 76db1741a796..c65dcf9dd782 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ static bool xtensa_cpu_has_work(CPUState *cs)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static bool abi_call0;
+
+void xtensa_set_abi_call0(void)
+{
+    abi_call0 = true;
+}
+
+bool xtensa_abi_call0(void)
+{
+    return abi_call0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* CPUClass::reset() */
 static void xtensa_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
 {
@@ -70,10 +84,12 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
             XTENSA_OPTION_INTERRUPT) ? 0x1f : 0x10;
     env->pending_irq_level = 0;
 #else
-    env->sregs[PS] =
-        (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config,
-                               XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER) ? PS_WOE : 0) |
-        PS_UM | (3 << PS_RING_SHIFT);
+    env->sregs[PS] = PS_UM | (3 << PS_RING_SHIFT);
+    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config,
+                              XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER) &&
+        !xtensa_abi_call0()) {
+        env->sregs[PS] |= PS_WOE;
+    }
 #endif
     env->sregs[VECBASE] = env->config->vecbase;
     env->sregs[IBREAKENABLE] = 0;
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.h b/target/xtensa/cpu.h
index 0459243e6bb1..b363ffcf1066 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.h
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.h
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@ static inline MemoryRegion *xtensa_get_er_region(CPUXtensaState *env)
 {
     return env->system_er;
 }
+#else
+void xtensa_set_abi_call0(void);
+bool xtensa_abi_call0(void);
 #endif
 
 static inline uint32_t xtensa_replicate_windowstart(CPUXtensaState *env)
