diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index f4cba6496c..bc38cad7f2 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_9_0[] = {
     {"scsi-disk-base", "migrate-emulated-scsi-request", "false" },
     {"vfio-pci", "skip-vsc-check", "false" },
     { "virtio-pci", "x-pcie-pm-no-soft-reset", "off" },
+    {"sd-card", "spec_version", "2" },
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_9_0_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_9_0);
 
diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 53767beaf8..a08a452d81 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ static void sd_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static Property sd_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("spec_version", SDState,
-                      spec_version, SD_PHY_SPECv2_00_VERS),
+                      spec_version, SD_PHY_SPECv3_01_VERS),
     DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE("drive", SDState, blk),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };