diff --git a/hw/arm/npcm8xx_boards.c b/hw/arm/npcm8xx_boards.c
index 9d9f6d0c9a..3bf3e1f8f1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/npcm8xx_boards.c
+++ b/hw/arm/npcm8xx_boards.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void npcm8xx_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     static const char * const valid_cpu_types[] = {
-        ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a9"),
+        ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a35"),
         NULL
     };