diff --git a/hw/intc/xive.c b/hw/intc/xive.c
index f60c878345..c014e961a4 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xive.c
@@ -1175,11 +1175,11 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps xive_source_esb_ops = {
     .write = xive_source_esb_write,
     .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
     .valid = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
     .impl = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
 };
@@ -2006,11 +2006,11 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps xive_end_source_ops = {
     .write = xive_end_source_write,
     .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
     .valid = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
     .impl = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
 };
diff --git a/hw/intc/xive2.c b/hw/intc/xive2.c
index 4d9ff41956..c37ef25d44 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xive2.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xive2.c
@@ -954,11 +954,11 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps xive2_end_source_ops = {
     .write = xive2_end_source_write,
     .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
     .valid = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
     .impl = {
-        .min_access_size = 8,
+        .min_access_size = 1,
         .max_access_size = 8,
     },
 };