diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
index 30d25f8b06..407f10d0d4 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
@@ -186,13 +186,12 @@ static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* SRAM */
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->sram, OBJECT(dev), "aspeed.sram",
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->sram, OBJECT(dev), "aspeed.sram",
                            sc->info->sram_size, &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         return;
     }
-    vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), ASPEED_SOC_SRAM_BASE,
                                 &s->sram);