diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 7318d7e9b4..66e434bba3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     CPUPPCState *env = NULL;
     char *filename;
     int linux_boot, i;
-    MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     uint32_t kernel_base, initrd_base, cmdline_base = 0;
     int32_t kernel_size, initrd_size;
@@ -127,9 +126,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "ppc_heathrow.ram",
-                                         ram_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0, ram);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0, machine->ram);
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "ppc_heathrow.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
@@ -446,6 +443,7 @@ static void heathrow_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("750_v3.1");
     mc->default_display = "std";
     mc->ignore_boot_device_suffixes = true;
+    mc->default_ram_id = "ppc_heathrow.ram";
     fwc->get_dev_path = heathrow_fw_dev_path;
 }