diff --git a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
index 167143bffe..5987693659 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 typedef struct NiagaraBoardState {
     MemoryRegion hv_ram;
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ static void niagara_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* init CPUs */
     sparc64_cpu_devinit(machine->cpu_type, NIAGARA_PROM_BASE);
     /* set up devices */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->hv_ram, NULL, "sun4v-hv.ram",
-                                         NIAGARA_HV_RAM_SIZE);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->hv_ram, NULL, "sun4v-hv.ram",
+                           NIAGARA_HV_RAM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_HV_RAM_BASE, &s->hv_ram);
 
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->partition_ram, NULL,
@@ -116,17 +117,17 @@ static void niagara_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_PARTITION_RAM_BASE,
                                 &s->partition_ram);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->nvram, NULL,
-                                         "sun4v.nvram", NIAGARA_NVRAM_SIZE);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->nvram, NULL, "sun4v.nvram", NIAGARA_NVRAM_SIZE,
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_NVRAM_BASE, &s->nvram);
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->md_rom, NULL,
-                                         "sun4v-md.rom", NIAGARA_MD_ROM_SIZE);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->md_rom, NULL, "sun4v-md.rom",
+                           NIAGARA_MD_ROM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_MD_ROM_BASE, &s->md_rom);
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->hv_rom, NULL,
-                                         "sun4v-hv.rom", NIAGARA_HV_ROM_SIZE);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->hv_rom, NULL, "sun4v-hv.rom",
+                           NIAGARA_HV_ROM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_HV_ROM_BASE, &s->hv_rom);
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->prom, NULL,
-                                         "sun4v.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->prom, NULL, "sun4v.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX,
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_PROM_BASE, &s->prom);
 
     add_rom_or_fail("nvram1", NIAGARA_NVRAM_BASE);
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ static void niagara_init(MachineState *machine)
         BlockBackend *blk = blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo);
         int size = blk_getlength(blk);
         if (size > 0) {
-            memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->vdisk_ram, NULL,
-                                                 "sun4v_vdisk.ram", size);
+            memory_region_init_ram(&s->vdisk_ram, NULL, "sun4v_vdisk.ram", size,
+                                   &error_fatal);
             memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
                                         NIAGARA_VDISK_BASE, &s->vdisk_ram);
             dinfo->is_default = 1;