diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 9d36133b74..f19758e1df 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mc->fdt, plic_name);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, plic_name,
         "#interrupt-cells", FDT_PLIC_INT_CELLS);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, plic_name,
+        "#address-cells", FDT_PLIC_ADDR_CELLS);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(mc->fdt, plic_name, "compatible",
                                   (char **)&plic_compat,
                                   ARRAY_SIZE(plic_compat));
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
index 984e55c77f..be4ab8fe7f 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ enum {
 
 #define FDT_PCI_ADDR_CELLS    3
 #define FDT_PCI_INT_CELLS     1
+#define FDT_PLIC_ADDR_CELLS   0
 #define FDT_PLIC_INT_CELLS    1
 #define FDT_APLIC_INT_CELLS   2
 #define FDT_IMSIC_INT_CELLS   0