diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
index 6c428d8eeb..57c77b140c 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ static void exynos4210_realize(DeviceState *socdev, Error **errp)
     for (n = 0; n < EXYNOS4210_NCPUS; n++) {
         Object *cpuobj = object_new(ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a9"));
 
+        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "cpu[*]", cpuobj);
         /* By default A9 CPUs have EL3 enabled.  This board does not currently
          * support EL3 so the CPU EL3 property is disabled before realization.
          */