diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 2c0be8c898..a81570e7c8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     /* Create skeleton */
     fdt_skel = g_malloc0(size);
     _FDT((fdt_create(fdt_skel, size)));
+    _FDT((fdt_finish_reservemap(fdt_skel)));
     _FDT((fdt_begin_node(fdt_skel, "")));
     _FDT((fdt_end_node(fdt_skel)));
     _FDT((fdt_finish(fdt_skel)));