diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 960024b611..d5dfe9fb84 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ static void ppce500_power_off(void *opaque, int line, int on)
 void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
-    MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     PPCE500MachineState *pms = PPCE500_MACHINE(machine);
     const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc = PPCE500_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
@@ -912,9 +911,7 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Register Memory */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "mpc8544ds.ram",
-                                         machine->ram_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, ram);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, machine->ram);
 
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, "e500-ccsr");
     object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "e500-ccsr",
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
index 7078386300..bddd5e7c48 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static void e500plat_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->init = e500plat_init;
     mc->max_cpus = 32;
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("e500v2_v30");
+    mc->default_ram_id = "mpc8544ds.ram";
     machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(mc, TYPE_ETSEC_COMMON);
  }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
index c2c5e11fa1..81177505f0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static void e500plat_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->init = mpc8544ds_init;
     mc->max_cpus = 15;
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("e500v2_v30");
+    mc->default_ram_id = "mpc8544ds.ram";
 }
 
 #define TYPE_MPC8544DS_MACHINE  MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("mpc8544ds")