diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-models.c b/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
index 97a81d8660..9a91af9dbf 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
@@ -1138,6 +1138,8 @@
                 "POWER7 v2.3")
     POWERPC_DEF("POWER7+_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_v21,            POWER7P,
                 "POWER7+ v2.1")
+    POWERPC_DEF("POWER8E_v1.0",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_v10,            POWER8E,
+                "POWER8E v1.0")
     POWERPC_DEF("POWER8_v1.0",   CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_v10,             POWER8,
                 "POWER8 v1.0")
     POWERPC_DEF("970",           CPU_POWERPC_970,                    970,
@@ -1386,6 +1388,7 @@ PowerPCCPUAlias ppc_cpu_aliases[] = {
     { "POWER5gs", "POWER5+" },
     { "POWER7", "POWER7_v2.3" },
     { "POWER7+", "POWER7+_v2.1" },
+    { "POWER8E", "POWER8E_v1.0" },
     { "POWER8", "POWER8_v1.0" },
     { "970fx", "970fx_v3.1" },
     { "970mp", "970mp_v1.1" },
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-models.h b/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
index db75896012..c39d03a504 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
@@ -559,9 +559,12 @@ enum {
     CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_BASE       = 0x004A0000,
     CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_MASK       = 0xFFFF0000,
     CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_v21        = 0x004A0201,
-    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE        = 0x004B0000,
+    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_BASE       = 0x004B0000,
+    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_MASK       = 0xFFFF0000,
+    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_v10        = 0x004B0100,
+    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE        = 0x004D0000,
     CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_MASK        = 0xFFFF0000,
-    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_v10         = 0x004B0100,
+    CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_v10         = 0x004D0100,
     CPU_POWERPC_970                = 0x00390202,
     CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v10          = 0x00391100,
     CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v20          = 0x003C0200,
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index 594f7ac8d1..a3bb336e16 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -8189,16 +8189,16 @@ static void init_proc_POWER8(CPUPPCState *env)
     init_proc_book3s_64(env, BOOK3S_CPU_POWER8);
 }
 
-POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER8)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER8E)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
     PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
     dc->fw_name = "PowerPC,POWER8";
-    dc->desc = "POWER8";
+    dc->desc = "POWER8E";
     dc->props = powerpc_servercpu_properties;
-    pcc->pvr = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE;
-    pcc->pvr_mask = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_MASK;
+    pcc->pvr = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_BASE;
+    pcc->pvr_mask = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_MASK;
     pcc->pcr_mask = PCR_COMPAT_2_05 | PCR_COMPAT_2_06;
     pcc->init_proc = init_proc_POWER8;
     pcc->check_pow = check_pow_nocheck;
@@ -8252,6 +8252,18 @@ POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER8)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     pcc->l1_icache_size = 0x8000;
     pcc->interrupts_big_endian = ppc_cpu_interrupts_big_endian_lpcr;
 }
+
+POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER8)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
+
+    ppc_POWER8E_cpu_family_class_init(oc, data);
+
+    dc->desc = "POWER8";
+    pcc->pvr = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE;
+    pcc->pvr_mask = CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_MASK;
+}
 #endif /* defined (TARGET_PPC64) */