diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 90d682fe331a..d37832d0e3db 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ static const char *spapr_core_models[] = {
 
     /* POWER8NVL */
     "POWER8NVL_v1.0",
+
+    /* POWER9 */
+    "POWER9_v1.0",
 };
 
 void spapr_cpu_core_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)