diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 431e2900fd..ed009fa447 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static const int a15irqmap[] = {
 };
 
 static const char *valid_cpus[] = {
+    ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a7"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a15"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a57"),