diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index a2b8d8f..f69e7eb 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a15"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a57"),
+    ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a72"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("host"),
     ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("max"),
 };