diff --git a/hw/ppc405.h b/hw/ppc405.h
index b3f3b3d80647eeca62b7f284aaaf4f94ed366c87..eacbefedd926aea8718bcec069e4fb01a9111dcd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405.h
+++ b/hw/ppc405.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ struct ppc4xx_bd_info_t {
 CPUState *ppc405_init (const unsigned char *cpu_model,
                        clk_setup_t *cpu_clk, clk_setup_t *tb_clk,
                        uint32_t sysclk);
-ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo (CPUState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd);
+ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo (CPUState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd,
+                                uint32_t flags);
 
 /* */
 typedef struct ppc4xx_mmio_t ppc4xx_mmio_t;
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
index 69655d84cde47dc7ea65030dbdfe0ef0aa4e7267..8f82ea9e1a9630718268f84dd72815108826240f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init (int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
         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, &bd, 0x00000001);
         env->gpr[3] = bdloc;
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
         /* now we can load the kernel */
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
index e3cbb09a231ca20c2c22a36e5979a23bb06bd0a1..aa5963aee8409eecdb76e67ee7e5961583302b1e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ CPUState *ppc405_init (const unsigned char *cpu_model,
     return env;
 }
 
-ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo (CPUState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd)
+ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo (CPUState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd,
+                                uint32_t flags)
 {
     ram_addr_t bdloc;
     int i, n;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ ram_addr_t ppc405_set_bootinfo (CPUState *env, ppc4xx_bd_info_t *bd)
     for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
         stb_raw(phys_ram_base + bdloc + 0x64 + i, bd->bi_pci_enetaddr[i]);
     n = 0x6A;
-    if (env->spr[SPR_PVR] == CPU_PPC_405EP) {
+    if (flags & 0x00000001) {
         for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
             stb_raw(phys_ram_base + bdloc + n++, bd->bi_pci_enetaddr2[i]);
     }