diff --git a/include/configs/qemu-riscv.h b/include/configs/qemu-riscv.h
index 22a5cd7365..b7110edebc 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-riscv.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-riscv.h
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@
 	"ramdisk_addr_r=0x88300000\0" \
 	BOOTENV
 
+#define CONFIG_PREBOOT \
+	"setenv fdt_addr ${fdtcontroladdr};" \
+	"fdt addr ${fdtcontroladdr};"
+
 #endif /* __CONFIG_H */