diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 5140882c00..786a8f0638 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ typedef struct {
 static ISADevice *pit;
 
 static struct _loaderparams {
-    int ram_size;
+    int ram_size, ram_low_size;
     const char *kernel_filename;
     const char *kernel_cmdline;
     const char *initrd_filename;
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ static void write_bootloader (CPUMIPSState *env, uint8_t *base,
     stl_p(p++, 0x34a50000 | (ENVP_ADDR & 0xffff));               /* ori a1, a1, low(ENVP_ADDR) */
     stl_p(p++, 0x3c060000 | (((ENVP_ADDR + 8) >> 16) & 0xffff)); /* lui a2, high(ENVP_ADDR + 8) */
     stl_p(p++, 0x34c60000 | ((ENVP_ADDR + 8) & 0xffff));         /* ori a2, a2, low(ENVP_ADDR + 8) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c070000 | (loaderparams.ram_size >> 16));     /* lui a3, high(ram_size) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x34e70000 | (loaderparams.ram_size & 0xffff));  /* ori a3, a3, low(ram_size) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c070000 | (loaderparams.ram_low_size >> 16));     /* lui a3, high(ram_low_size) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x34e70000 | (loaderparams.ram_low_size & 0xffff));  /* ori a3, a3, low(ram_low_size) */
 
     /* Load BAR registers as done by YAMON */
     stl_p(p++, 0x3c09b400);                                      /* lui t1, 0xb400 */
@@ -851,8 +851,10 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
     }
 
     prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "memsize");
-    prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "%i",
-             MIN(loaderparams.ram_size, 256 << 20));
+    prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "%u", loaderparams.ram_low_size);
+
+    prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "ememsize");
+    prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "%u", loaderparams.ram_size);
 
     prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "modetty0");
     prom_set(prom_buf, prom_index++, "38400n8r");
@@ -1054,7 +1056,8 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
         }
 
         /* Write a small bootloader to the flash location. */
-        loaderparams.ram_size = ram_low_size;
+        loaderparams.ram_size = ram_size;
+        loaderparams.ram_low_size = ram_low_size;
         loaderparams.kernel_filename = kernel_filename;
         loaderparams.kernel_cmdline = kernel_cmdline;
         loaderparams.initrd_filename = initrd_filename;