1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index e57530950a..57cb4e0f34 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -92,12 +92,11 @@ static void machine_hppa_init(MachineState *machine)
         g_free(name);
     }
 
-    /* Limit main memory. */
-    if (ram_size > FIRMWARE_START) {
-        machine->ram_size = ram_size = FIRMWARE_START;
-    }
-
     /* Main memory region. */
+    if (machine->ram_size > 3 * GiB) {
+        error_report("RAM size is currently restricted to 3GB");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
     ram_region = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram_region, OBJECT(machine),
                                          "ram", ram_size);