diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/cpu32.c b/target/arm/tcg/cpu32.c
index 0d5d8e307dd67ce2570d142dc902235d08d62b5f..d9e0e2a4ddff3f9f0616bf9001e7e96d2d9b1766 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/cpu32.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/cpu32.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static void cortex_a8_initfn(Object *obj)
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_THUMB2EE);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_DUMMY_C15_REGS);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_EL3);
+    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_PMU);
     cpu->midr = 0x410fc080;
     cpu->reset_fpsid = 0x410330c0;
     cpu->isar.mvfr0 = 0x11110222;
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ static void cortex_a9_initfn(Object *obj)
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_THUMB2EE);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_EL3);
+    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_PMU);
     /*
      * Note that A9 supports the MP extensions even for
      * A9UP and single-core A9MP (which are both different