diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 26c9454823acbe37d8dcf2f4134ac1617c663b58..8405741e9106a9b655ccb4a2ec1d423a096b6b7f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@ R2D
 M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
 R: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 S: Odd Fixes
+F: hw/char/sh_serial.c
 F: hw/sh4/r2d.c
 F: hw/intc/sh_intc.c
 F: include/hw/sh4/sh_intc.h
@@ -1405,6 +1406,7 @@ Shix
 M: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
 R: Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>
 S: Odd Fixes
+F: hw/char/sh_serial.c
 F: hw/sh4/shix.c
 F: hw/intc/sh_intc.c
 F: include/hw/sh4/sh_intc.h
diff --git a/hw/char/Kconfig b/hw/char/Kconfig
index 939bc4475883a5efe9b12cd5b1c73869694366af..f6f4fffd1b7cb66de4d4582065003e6344dea601 100644
--- a/hw/char/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/char/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ config SCLPCONSOLE
 config TERMINAL3270
     bool
 
+config SH_SCI
+    bool
+
 config RENESAS_SCI
     bool
 
diff --git a/hw/char/meson.build b/hw/char/meson.build
index 196ac91fa29ac93dc140b283fab70a150c498147..afe9a0af88c1fe089bc24316d57b196abe8c7ab2 100644
--- a/hw/char/meson.build
+++ b/hw/char/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMAP', if_true: files('omap_uart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RASPI', if_true: files('bcm2835_aux.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RENESAS_SCI', if_true: files('renesas_sci.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE_UART', if_true: files('sifive_uart.c'))
-softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH4', if_true: files('sh_serial.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH_SCI', if_true: files('sh_serial.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_STM32F2XX_USART', if_true: files('stm32f2xx_usart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MCHP_PFSOC_MMUART', if_true: files('mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.c'))
 
diff --git a/hw/sh4/Kconfig b/hw/sh4/Kconfig
index c2008c6a0d214ae3323b1485e88f8d981784c3ed..47240aa97b77c13a6620e3b34bb39a441e88ea0d 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/sh4/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config SHIX
 config SH7750
     bool
     select SH_INTC
+    select SH_SCI
 
 config SH4
     bool