diff --git a/arch/ppc/qemu/ofmem.c b/arch/ppc/qemu/ofmem.c
index a45c96c..4c813a0 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/qemu/ofmem.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/qemu/ofmem.c
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ ofmem_init( void )
 {
 	ofmem_t *ofmem = ofmem_arch_get_private();
 
+	ofmem_claim_phys(0, get_ram_bottom(), 0);
+	ofmem_claim_virt(0, get_ram_bottom(), 0);
 	ofmem_map( 0, 0, get_ram_bottom(), 0 );
+
+	ofmem_claim_phys(get_ram_top(), ofmem->ramsize - get_ram_top(), 0);
+	ofmem_claim_virt(get_ram_top(), ofmem->ramsize - get_ram_top(), 0);
 	ofmem_map( get_ram_top(), get_ram_top(), ofmem->ramsize - get_ram_top(), 0);
 }