diff --git a/target-sh4/translate.c b/target-sh4/translate.c
index 3943ab3c7b07cb398ec721e89755fc948633cad5..e170cab7edf6e476619b97f79cb1d218d4cba43d 100644
--- a/target-sh4/translate.c
+++ b/target-sh4/translate.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ CPUSH4State *cpu_sh4_init(const char *cpu_model)
 	return NULL;
     cpu_exec_init(env);
     sh4_translate_init();
+    env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
     cpu_sh4_reset(env);
     cpu_sh4_register(env, def);
     tlb_flush(env, 1);