diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405.h b/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
index ea48c3626908..6fb8b41bbc77 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct ppc4xx_bd_info_t {
 };
 
 /* PowerPC 405 core */
-ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd);
+ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ram_addr_t ram_size);
 
 void ppc4xx_plb_init(CPUPPCState *env);
 void ppc405_ebc_init(CPUPPCState *env);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index cfed43dba2f3..71a652e2d846 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     const char *kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
     const char *initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
-    ppc4xx_bd_info_t bd;
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
     CPUPPCState *env;
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -221,32 +220,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Load kernel */
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
     if (linux_boot) {
-        memset(&bd, 0, sizeof(bd));
-        bd.bi_memstart = PPC405EP_SDRAM_BASE;
-        bd.bi_memsize = machine->ram_size;
-        bd.bi_flashstart = -bios_size;
-        bd.bi_flashsize = -bios_size;
-        bd.bi_flashoffset = 0;
-        bd.bi_sramstart = PPC405EP_SRAM_BASE;
-        bd.bi_sramsize = PPC405EP_SRAM_SIZE;
-        bd.bi_bootflags = 0;
-        bd.bi_intfreq = 133333333;
-        bd.bi_busfreq = 33333333;
-        bd.bi_baudrate = 115200;
-        bd.bi_s_version[0] = 'Q';
-        bd.bi_s_version[1] = 'M';
-        bd.bi_s_version[2] = 'U';
-        bd.bi_s_version[3] = '\0';
-        bd.bi_r_version[0] = 'Q';
-        bd.bi_r_version[1] = 'E';
-        bd.bi_r_version[2] = 'M';
-        bd.bi_r_version[3] = 'U';
-        bd.bi_r_version[4] = '\0';
-        bd.bi_procfreq = 133333333;
-        bd.bi_plb_busfreq = 33333333;
-        bd.bi_pci_busfreq = 33333333;
-        bd.bi_opbfreq = 33333333;
-        bdloc = ppc405_set_bootinfo(env, &bd);
+        bdloc = ppc405_set_bootinfo(env, machine->ram_size);
         env->gpr[3] = bdloc;
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
         /* now we can load the kernel */
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index 4ad81695e80a..303af584443d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -41,7 +41,35 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
-ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd)
+static void ppc405_set_default_bootinfo(ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd,
+                                        ram_addr_t ram_size)
+{
+        memset(bd, 0, sizeof(*bd));
+
+        bd->bi_memstart = PPC405EP_SDRAM_BASE;
+        bd->bi_memsize = ram_size;
+        bd->bi_sramstart = PPC405EP_SRAM_BASE;
+        bd->bi_sramsize = PPC405EP_SRAM_SIZE;
+        bd->bi_bootflags = 0;
+        bd->bi_intfreq = 133333333;
+        bd->bi_busfreq = 33333333;
+        bd->bi_baudrate = 115200;
+        bd->bi_s_version[0] = 'Q';
+        bd->bi_s_version[1] = 'M';
+        bd->bi_s_version[2] = 'U';
+        bd->bi_s_version[3] = '\0';
+        bd->bi_r_version[0] = 'Q';
+        bd->bi_r_version[1] = 'E';
+        bd->bi_r_version[2] = 'M';
+        bd->bi_r_version[3] = 'U';
+        bd->bi_r_version[4] = '\0';
+        bd->bi_procfreq = 133333333;
+        bd->bi_plb_busfreq = 33333333;
+        bd->bi_pci_busfreq = 33333333;
+        bd->bi_opbfreq = 33333333;
+}
+
+static ram_addr_t __ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
     ram_addr_t bdloc;
@@ -93,6 +121,17 @@ ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd)
     return bdloc;
 }
 
+ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo(CPUPPCState *env, ram_addr_t ram_size)
+{
+    ppc4xx_bd_info_t bd;
+
+    memset(&bd, 0, sizeof(bd));
+
+    ppc405_set_default_bootinfo(&bd, ram_size);
+
+    return __ppc405_set_bootinfo(env, &bd);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Shared peripherals */
 
