diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 9b2e605b6..ce8ac5b4d 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ off_t kvmppc_alloc_rma(const char *name, MemoryRegion *sysmem)
     };
 
     rma_region = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    memory_region_init_ram_ptr(rma_region, NULL, name, size, rma);
+    memory_region_init_ram_ptr(rma_region, name, size, rma);
+    vmstate_register_ram_global(rma_region);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0, rma_region);
 
     return size;