diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.c b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
index bd2a024efdb4e6cc3322228a89412b1bd59c7de6..4510a800cb3974372503fb422317a08e5ba8b4f1 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/sclp.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static void sclp_memory_init(SCLPDevice *sclp)
     initial_mem = initial_mem >> increment_size << increment_size;
 
     machine->ram_size = initial_mem;
+    machine->maxram_size = initial_mem;
     /* let's propagate the changed ram size into the global variable. */
     ram_size = initial_mem;
 }