diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index b3db6cbe86..5eaba11cbc 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
     "-m[emory] [size=]megs[,slots=n,maxmem=size]\n"
     "                configure guest RAM\n"
-    "                size: initial amount of guest memory (default: "
-    stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "MiB)\n"
+    "                size: initial amount of guest memory\n"
     "                slots: number of hotplug slots (default: none)\n"
     "                maxmem: maximum amount of guest memory (default: none)\n"
     "NOTE: Some architectures might enforce a specific granularity\n",