diff --git a/hw/arm/sabrelite.c b/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
index 91d8c43a7eb129bc052fdfd4be95ef641d9cf633..a3dbf85e0edbdf89cc1a650ccf4a9ee880dfa371 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ static void sabrelite_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     s = FSL_IMX6(object_new(TYPE_FSL_IMX6));
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(s));
+
+    /* Ethernet PHY address is 6 */
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(s), "fec-phy-num", 6, &error_fatal);
+
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX6_MMDC_ADDR,