diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 41869e56e9daefcf0d8a68d3930aaf1b38cd0228..417afe4ef0a9fa2d0c371a9d6ed4639275a76be8 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ int e820_add_entry(uint64_t, uint64_t, uint32_t);
             .driver   = "pc-sysfw",\
             .property = "rom_only",\
             .value    = stringify(0),\
+        },{\
+            .driver   = "486-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
+            .property = "model",\
+            .value    = stringify(0),\
         }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index b43847835b6c8980fe3df4a12ddd26eb003b089d..8e21c94d82521c3f0a80a46d02e926b6bed31a7d 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static x86_def_t builtin_x86_defs[] = {
         .level = 1,
         .vendor = CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL,
         .family = 4,
-        .model = 0,
+        .model = 8,
         .stepping = 0,
         .features[FEAT_1_EDX] =
             I486_FEATURES,