diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 6939c04560..ebdf3b0388 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -957,29 +957,18 @@ void pc_cpus_init(const char *cpu_model)
     }
 }
 
-void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                    const char *kernel_filename,
+void pc_memory_init(const char *kernel_filename,
                     const char *kernel_cmdline,
                     const char *initrd_filename,
-                    ram_addr_t *below_4g_mem_size_p,
-                    ram_addr_t *above_4g_mem_size_p)
+                    ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size,
+                    ram_addr_t above_4g_mem_size)
 {
     char *filename;
     int ret, linux_boot, i;
     ram_addr_t ram_addr, bios_offset, option_rom_offset;
-    ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size = 0;
     int bios_size, isa_bios_size;
     void *fw_cfg;
 
-    if (ram_size >= 0xe0000000 ) {
-        above_4g_mem_size = ram_size - 0xe0000000;
-        below_4g_mem_size = 0xe0000000;
-    } else {
-        below_4g_mem_size = ram_size;
-    }
-    *above_4g_mem_size_p = above_4g_mem_size;
-    *below_4g_mem_size_p = below_4g_mem_size;
-
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index feb8a7a684..b7ee7f8518 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -129,12 +129,11 @@ void pc_cmos_set_s3_resume(void *opaque, int irq, int level);
 void pc_acpi_smi_interrupt(void *opaque, int irq, int level);
 
 void pc_cpus_init(const char *cpu_model);
-void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                    const char *kernel_filename,
+void pc_memory_init(const char *kernel_filename,
                     const char *kernel_cmdline,
                     const char *initrd_filename,
-                    ram_addr_t *below_4g_mem_size_p,
-                    ram_addr_t *above_4g_mem_size_p);
+                    ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size,
+                    ram_addr_t above_4g_mem_size);
 qemu_irq *pc_allocate_cpu_irq(void);
 void pc_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus);
 void pc_basic_device_init(qemu_irq *isa_irq,
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index a85214b7f1..23a6bfba2b 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -92,9 +92,17 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         kvmclock_create();
     }
 
+    if (ram_size >= 0xe0000000 ) {
+        above_4g_mem_size = ram_size - 0xe0000000;
+        below_4g_mem_size = 0xe0000000;
+    } else {
+        above_4g_mem_size = 0;
+        below_4g_mem_size = ram_size;
+    }
+
     /* allocate ram and load rom/bios */
-    pc_memory_init(ram_size, kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename,
-                   &below_4g_mem_size, &above_4g_mem_size);
+    pc_memory_init(kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename,
+                   below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size);
 
     cpu_irq = pc_allocate_cpu_irq();
     i8259 = i8259_init(cpu_irq[0]);