diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 51a3ecab59..4dfe06a1a0 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *ram_low_preio = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *ram_low_postio;
     MemoryRegion *bios, *bios_copy = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    target_long bios_size = FLASH_SIZE;
     const size_t smbus_eeprom_size = 8 * 256;
     uint8_t *smbus_eeprom_buf = g_malloc0(smbus_eeprom_size);
     int64_t kernel_entry, bootloader_run_addr;
@@ -1301,6 +1300,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
                              bootloader_run_addr, kernel_entry);
         }
     } else {
+        target_long bios_size = FLASH_SIZE;
         /* The flash region isn't executable from a KVM guest */
         if (kvm_enabled()) {
             error_report("KVM enabled but no -kernel argument was specified. "