diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index e6d4f06e8d..4a11b4b010 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -1254,13 +1254,6 @@ static void virt_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
     firmware_end_addr = riscv_find_and_load_firmware(machine, firmware_name,
                                                      start_addr, NULL);
 
-    /*
-     * Init fw_cfg.  Must be done before riscv_load_fdt, otherwise the device
-     * tree cannot be altered and we get FDT_ERR_NOSPACE.
-     */
-    s->fw_cfg = create_fw_cfg(machine);
-    rom_set_fw(s->fw_cfg);
-
     if (drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 1)) {
         /*
          * S-mode FW like EDK2 will be kept in second plash (unit 1).
@@ -1468,6 +1461,13 @@ static void virt_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, memmap[VIRT_MROM].base,
                                 mask_rom);
 
+    /*
+     * Init fw_cfg. Must be done before riscv_load_fdt, otherwise the
+     * device tree cannot be altered and we get FDT_ERR_NOSPACE.
+     */
+    s->fw_cfg = create_fw_cfg(machine);
+    rom_set_fw(s->fw_cfg);
+
     /* SiFive Test MMIO device */
     sifive_test_create(memmap[VIRT_TEST].base);