diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 682867a8a9..b25a87267e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -752,14 +752,15 @@ static void pc_build_smbios(FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
     }
 }
 
-static FWCfgState *bochs_bios_init(void)
+static FWCfgState *bochs_bios_init(AddressSpace *as)
 {
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
     uint64_t *numa_fw_cfg;
     int i, j;
     unsigned int apic_id_limit = pc_apic_id_limit(max_cpus);
 
-    fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init_io(BIOS_CFG_IOPORT);
+    fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init_io_dma(BIOS_CFG_IOPORT, BIOS_CFG_IOPORT + 4, as);
+
     /* FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS is a bit confusing/problematic on x86:
      *
      * SeaBIOS needs FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS for CPU hotplug, but the CPU hotplug
@@ -1393,7 +1394,8 @@ FWCfgState *pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
                                         option_rom_mr,
                                         1);
 
-    fw_cfg = bochs_bios_init();
+    fw_cfg = bochs_bios_init(&address_space_memory);
+
     rom_set_fw(fw_cfg);
 
     if (guest_info->has_reserved_memory && pcms->hotplug_memory.base) {