diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 1b1cc716ad..dbe89c1087 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ static VirtBoardInfo machines[] = {
         .memmap = a15memmap,
         .irqmap = a15irqmap,
     },
+    {
+        .cpu_model = "cortex-a53",
+        .memmap = a15memmap,
+        .irqmap = a15irqmap,
+    },
     {
         .cpu_model = "cortex-a57",
         .memmap = a15memmap,