diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index d4d3a92796..46261223f3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ static void dt_i2c_create(void *fdt, const char *soc, const char *mpic,
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, i2c, "cell-index", 0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, i2c, "interrupts", irq0, 0x2);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_phandle(fdt, i2c, "interrupt-parent", mpic);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, i2c, "#size-cells", 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, i2c, "#address-cells", 1);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, "/aliases", alias, i2c);
 
     g_free(i2c);