diff --git a/hw/arm/omap1.c b/hw/arm/omap1.c
index 0400593805..6ce038a453 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap1.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
@@ -3858,8 +3859,7 @@ static int omap_validate_tipb_mpui_addr(struct omap_mpu_state_s *s,
     return range_covers_byte(0xe1010000, 0xe1020004 - 0xe1010000, addr);
 }
 
-struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
-                unsigned long sdram_size,
+struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *dram,
                 const char *cpu_type)
 {
     int i;
@@ -3867,11 +3867,12 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     qemu_irq dma_irqs[6];
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
+    MemoryRegion *system_memory = get_system_memory();
 
     /* Core */
     s->mpu_model = omap310;
     s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_create(cpu_type));
-    s->sdram_size = sdram_size;
+    s->sdram_size = memory_region_size(dram);
     s->sram_size = OMAP15XX_SRAM_SIZE;
 
     s->wakeup = qemu_allocate_irq(omap_mpu_wakeup, s, 0);
@@ -3880,9 +3881,6 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     omap_clk_init(s);
 
     /* Memory-mapped stuff */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->emiff_ram, NULL, "omap1.dram",
-                                         s->sdram_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, &s->emiff_ram);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->imif_ram, NULL, "omap1.sram", s->sram_size,
                            &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, OMAP_IMIF_BASE, &s->imif_ram);
@@ -3925,7 +3923,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     s->port[tipb_mpui].addr_valid = omap_validate_tipb_mpui_addr;
 
     /* Register SDRAM and SRAM DMA ports for fast transfers.  */
-    soc_dma_port_add_mem(s->dma, memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->emiff_ram),
+    soc_dma_port_add_mem(s->dma, memory_region_get_ram_ptr(dram),
                          OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, s->sdram_size);
     soc_dma_port_add_mem(s->dma, memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->imif_ram),
                          OMAP_IMIF_BASE, s->sram_size);
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
index c071197be7..be245714db 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
 {
     struct omap_mpu_state_s *mpu;
     MemoryRegion *address_space = get_system_memory();
+    MemoryRegion *dram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *flash = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *cs = g_new(MemoryRegion, 4);
     static uint32_t cs0val = 0x00213090;
@@ -118,8 +119,11 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
         flash_size = flash2_size;
     }
 
-    mpu = omap310_mpu_init(address_space, sx1_binfo.ram_size,
-                           machine->cpu_type);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, NULL, "omap1.dram",
+                                         sx1_binfo.ram_size);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, dram);
+
+    mpu = omap310_mpu_init(dram, machine->cpu_type);
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash0-0", flash_size,
diff --git a/hw/arm/palm.c b/hw/arm/palm.c
index 02a3a82b9b..72eca8cc55 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palm.c
@@ -190,16 +190,20 @@ static void palmte_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     struct omap_mpu_state_s *mpu;
     int flash_size = 0x00800000;
-    int sdram_size = palmte_binfo.ram_size;
     static uint32_t cs0val = 0xffffffff;
     static uint32_t cs1val = 0x0000e1a0;
     static uint32_t cs2val = 0x0000e1a0;
     static uint32_t cs3val = 0xe1a0e1a0;
     int rom_size, rom_loaded = 0;
+    MemoryRegion *dram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *flash = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *cs = g_new(MemoryRegion, 4);
 
-    mpu = omap310_mpu_init(address_space_mem, sdram_size, machine->cpu_type);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, NULL, "omap1.dram",
+                                         palmte_binfo.ram_size);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, dram);
+
+    mpu = omap310_mpu_init(dram, machine->cpu_type);
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "palmte.flash", flash_size,
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/omap.h b/include/hw/arm/omap.h
index 763d8eab4f..f3aa670036 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/omap.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/omap.h
@@ -823,7 +823,6 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s {
     MemoryRegion mpui_io_iomem;
     MemoryRegion tap_iomem;
     MemoryRegion imif_ram;
-    MemoryRegion emiff_ram;
     MemoryRegion sram;
 
     struct omap_dma_port_if_s {
@@ -835,7 +834,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s {
                         hwaddr addr);
     } port[__omap_dma_port_last];
 
-    unsigned long sdram_size;
+    uint64_t sdram_size;
     unsigned long sram_size;
 
     /* MPUI-TIPB peripherals */
@@ -932,8 +931,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s {
 };
 
 /* omap1.c */
-struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
-                unsigned long sdram_size,
+struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *sdram,
                 const char *core);
 
 /* omap2.c */