diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index d6ca2e8563..5be2f2095f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static int ppce500_load_device_tree(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
                               env->icache_line_size);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "d-cache-size", 0x8000);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "i-cache-size", 0x8000);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "bus-frequency", 0);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "bus-frequency", pmc->bus_freq);
         if (cpu->cpu_index) {
             qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, cpu_name, "status", "disabled");
             qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, cpu_name, "enable-method",
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.h b/hw/ppc/e500.h
index 11f8ae5317..6d56c7b4cb 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.h
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct PPCE500MachineClass {
     hwaddr pci_mmio_bus_base;
     hwaddr spin_base;
     uint32_t clock_freq;
+    uint32_t bus_freq;
     uint32_t tb_freq;
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
index ca5647284d..85cec810d9 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static void e500plat_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
     pmc->pci_mmio_bus_base = 0xE0000000ULL;
     pmc->spin_base = 0xFEF000000ULL;
     pmc->clock_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
+    pmc->bus_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
     pmc->tb_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
 
     mc->desc = "generic paravirt e500 platform";
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
index 6a5d3edc49..a5717a9cde 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static void mpc8544ds_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
     pmc->pci_pio_base = 0xE1000000ULL;
     pmc->spin_base = 0xEF000000ULL;
     pmc->clock_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
+    pmc->bus_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
     pmc->tb_freq = PLATFORM_CLK_FREQ_HZ;
 
     mc->desc = "mpc8544ds";