diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 5676d66d12..e903f05851 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ static void create_fdt_one_aplic(RISCVVirtState *s, int socket,
     aplic_name = g_strdup_printf("/soc/aplic@%lx", aplic_addr);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(ms->fdt, aplic_name);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_string(ms->fdt, aplic_name, "compatible", "riscv,aplic");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(ms->fdt, aplic_name, "#address-cells",
+                          FDT_APLIC_ADDR_CELLS);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(ms->fdt, aplic_name,
                           "#interrupt-cells", FDT_APLIC_INT_CELLS);
     qemu_fdt_setprop(ms->fdt, aplic_name, "interrupt-controller", NULL, 0);
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
index 3db839160f..c0dc41ff9a 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ enum {
 #define FDT_PLIC_ADDR_CELLS   0
 #define FDT_PLIC_INT_CELLS    1
 #define FDT_APLIC_INT_CELLS   2
+#define FDT_APLIC_ADDR_CELLS  0
 #define FDT_IMSIC_INT_CELLS   0
 #define FDT_MAX_INT_CELLS     2
 #define FDT_MAX_INT_MAP_WIDTH (FDT_PCI_ADDR_CELLS + FDT_PCI_INT_CELLS + \