diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index 0bc9f0b60d..00dafe3f62 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                             spi_table[i].irq));
     }
 
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->eth), "phy-num", s->phy_num, &err);
     qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->eth), &nd_table[0]);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->eth), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -449,10 +450,16 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 &s->ocram_alias);
 }
 
+static Property fsl_imx6_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("fec-phy-num", FslIMX6State, phy_num, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static void fsl_imx6_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
+    device_class_set_props(dc, fsl_imx6_properties);
     dc->realize = fsl_imx6_realize;
     dc->desc = "i.MX6 SOC";
     /* Reason: Uses serial_hd() in the realize() function */
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
index 1ebd751324..162fe99375 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef struct FslIMX6State {
     MemoryRegion   caam;
     MemoryRegion   ocram;
     MemoryRegion   ocram_alias;
+    uint32_t       phy_num;
 } FslIMX6State;