diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 93554cccf172a1c8ac98a03e3d9d8941df4cb7d2..eadba9535ef0fa8a59165a5dce758cdd790dd10b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -3290,7 +3290,7 @@ static void virt_machine_4_1_options(MachineClass *mc)
 
     virt_machine_4_2_options(mc);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_4_1, hw_compat_4_1_len);
-    vmc->no_ged = true;
+    vmc->no_ged = false;
     mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = false;
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(4, 1)