diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 1d94485ac8..79467ac512 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ static int create_devtree_etsec(SysBusDevice *sbdev, PlatformDevtreeData *data)
     qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, node, "model", "eTSEC");
     qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, node, "local-mac-address", etsec->conf.macaddr.a, 6);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, node, "fixed-link", 0, 1, 1000, 0, 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, node, "#size-cells", 1);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, node, "#address-cells", 1);
 
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, group);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, group, "reg", mmio0, 0x1000);