diff --git a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
index 5eb2d097b9..ab5ef8c5b3 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 typedef struct NiagaraBoardState {
     MemoryRegion hv_ram;
-    MemoryRegion partition_ram;
     MemoryRegion nvram;
     MemoryRegion md_rom;
     MemoryRegion hv_rom;
@@ -111,11 +110,8 @@ static void niagara_init(MachineState *machine)
                            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,
-                                         "sun4v-partition.ram",
-                                         machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, NIAGARA_PARTITION_RAM_BASE,
-                                &s->partition_ram);
+                                machine->ram);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->nvram, NULL, "sun4v.nvram", NIAGARA_NVRAM_SIZE,
                            &error_fatal);
@@ -173,6 +169,7 @@ static void niagara_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->max_cpus = 1; /* XXX for now */
     mc->default_boot_order = "c";
     mc->default_cpu_type = SPARC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("Sun-UltraSparc-T1");
+    mc->default_ram_id = "sun4v-partition.ram";
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo niagara_type = {