diff --git a/src/cpu/qemu-power8/qemu.c b/src/cpu/qemu-power8/qemu.c
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <cpu/cpu.h>
+#include <device/device.h>
+
+static void qemu_cpu_init(struct device *dev)
+{
+}
+
+static struct device_operations cpu_dev_ops = {
+	.init = qemu_cpu_init,
+};
+
+static struct cpu_device_id cpu_table[] = {
+	{ 0, 0 },
+};
+
+static const struct cpu_driver driver __cpu_driver = {
+	.ops      = &cpu_dev_ops,
+	.id_table = cpu_table,
+};
+
+struct chip_operations cpu_power8_qemu_ops = {
+	CHIP_NAME("QEMU POWER8 CPU")
+};