diff --git a/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h b/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
index 10e014d33c467c31908000c539f54acfa843fb19..763a47ac3dc445566d214ddb69de70928818d5ea 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE	0xf01000 /* 15 MB */
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MPC85XX_NO_RESETVEC