diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index 660f49db49..b853577e72 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ config FSL_IMX6
     select IMX_I2C
     select IMX_USBPHY
     select WDT_IMX2
+    select PL310  # cache controller
     select SDHCI
 
 config ASPEED_SOC
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index b2153022c0..af2e982b05 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                            qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->cpu[i]), ARM_CPU_FIQ));
     }
 
+    /* L2 cache controller */
+    sysbus_create_simple("l2x0", FSL_IMX6_PL310_ADDR, NULL);
+
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ccm), errp)) {
         return;
     }