diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 7e5ce9394c..f907f5f4f5 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct PhysPageEntry {
 #define PHYS_MAP_NODE_NIL (((uint32_t)~0) >> 6)
 
 /* Size of the L2 (and L3, etc) page tables.  */
-#define ADDR_SPACE_BITS TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS
+#define ADDR_SPACE_BITS 64
 
 #define P_L2_BITS 10
 #define P_L2_SIZE (1 << P_L2_BITS)
@@ -1861,11 +1861,7 @@ static void memory_map_init(void)
 {
     system_memory = g_malloc(sizeof(*system_memory));
 
-    assert(ADDR_SPACE_BITS <= 64);
-
-    memory_region_init(system_memory, NULL, "system",
-                       ADDR_SPACE_BITS == 64 ?
-                       UINT64_MAX : (0x1ULL << ADDR_SPACE_BITS));
+    memory_region_init(system_memory, NULL, "system", UINT64_MAX);
     address_space_init(&address_space_memory, system_memory, "memory");
 
     system_io = g_malloc(sizeof(*system_io));