diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 66787d019c..4bf6a00636 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static void rv32_ibex_cpu_init(Object *obj)
     set_misa(env, RV32 | RVI | RVM | RVC | RVU);
     set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(DEVICE(obj), "mmu", false);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(DEVICE(obj), "x-epmp", true);
 }
 
 static void rv32_imafcu_nommu_cpu_init(Object *obj)