diff --git a/gps/gps.cpp b/gps/gps.cpp
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+++ b/gps/gps.cpp
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+#include <hardware/gps.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
+#define LOG_TAG "libhardware"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+static const GpsInterface*  sGpsInterface = NULL;
+
+static void
+gps_find_hardware( void )
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_QEMU_GPS_HARDWARE
+    char  propBuf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+
+    property_get("ro.kernel.qemu", propBuf, "");
+    if (propBuf[0] == '1') {
+        sGpsInterface = gps_get_qemu_interface();
+        if (sGpsInterface) {
+            LOGD("using QEMU GPS Hardware emulation\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GPS_HARDWARE
+    sGpsInterface = gps_get_hardware_interface();
+#endif
+    if (!sGpsInterface)
+        LOGD("no GPS hardware on this device\n");
+}
+
+const GpsInterface*
+gps_get_interface()
+{
+    if (sGpsInterface == NULL)
+         gps_find_hardware();
+
+    return sGpsInterface;
+}