diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index 462060f093..edfb30f697 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ petalogix_ml605_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* init CPUs */
     cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(object_new(TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU));
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(cpu), "8.10.a", "version", &error_abort);
     /* Use FPU but don't use floating point conversion and square
      * root instructions
      */