diff --git a/hw/e1000.c b/hw/e1000.c
index 8756d3b0d7..5988fea410 100644
--- a/hw/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/e1000.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static char phy_regcap[0x20] = {
     [PHY_CTRL] = PHY_RW,	[PHY_1000T_CTRL] = PHY_RW,
     [PHY_LP_ABILITY] = PHY_R,	[PHY_1000T_STATUS] = PHY_R,
     [PHY_AUTONEG_ADV] = PHY_RW,	[M88E1000_RX_ERR_CNTR] = PHY_R,
-    [PHY_ID2] = PHY_R,
+    [PHY_ID2] = PHY_R,		[M88E1000_PHY_SPEC_STATUS] = PHY_R
 };
 
 static void
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ static uint16_t phy_reg_init[] = {
     [PHY_1000T_CTRL] = 0x0e00,			[M88E1000_PHY_SPEC_CTRL] = 0x360,
     [M88E1000_EXT_PHY_SPEC_CTRL] = 0x0d60,	[PHY_AUTONEG_ADV] = 0xde1,
     [PHY_LP_ABILITY] = 0x1e0,			[PHY_1000T_STATUS] = 0x3c00,
+    [M88E1000_PHY_SPEC_STATUS] = 0xac00,
 };
 
 static uint32_t mac_reg_init[] = {