diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
index 59a27bdd68..3af6502a5e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
@@ -311,9 +311,8 @@ static void exynos4210_realize(DeviceState *socdev, Error **errp)
                                 &s->chipid_mem);
 
     /* Internal ROM */
-    memory_region_init_ram(&s->irom_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.irom",
+    memory_region_init_rom(&s->irom_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.irom",
                            EXYNOS4210_IROM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(&s->irom_mem, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_mem, EXYNOS4210_IROM_BASE_ADDR,
                                 &s->irom_mem);
     /* mirror of iROM */
diff --git a/hw/arm/mainstone.c b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
index 1042017086..6bc643651b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     /* Setup CPU & memory */
     mpu = pxa270_init(address_space_mem, mainstone_binfo.ram_size,
                       machine->cpu_type);
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "mainstone.rom", MAINSTONE_ROM,
+    memory_region_init_rom(rom, NULL, "mainstone.rom", MAINSTONE_ROM,
                            &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
 
     /* There are two 32MiB flash devices on the board */
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
index de5ff447dc..57829b3744 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
@@ -131,9 +131,8 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
     mpu = omap310_mpu_init(machine->ram, machine->cpu_type);
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
-    memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash0-0", flash_size,
+    memory_region_init_rom(flash, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash0-0", flash_size,
                            &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&cs[0], NULL, &static_ops, &cs0val,
@@ -167,9 +166,8 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
     if ((version == 1) &&
             (dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx)) != NULL) {
         MemoryRegion *flash_1 = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-        memory_region_init_ram(flash_1, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash1-0",
+        memory_region_init_rom(flash_1, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash1-0",
                                flash1_size, &error_fatal);
-        memory_region_set_readonly(flash_1, true);
         memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_CS1_BASE, flash_1);
 
         memory_region_init_io(&cs[1], NULL, &static_ops, &cs1val,
diff --git a/hw/arm/palm.c b/hw/arm/palm.c
index 99554bda19..97ca105d29 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palm.c
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ static void palmte_init(MachineState *machine)
     mpu = omap310_mpu_init(machine->ram, machine->cpu_type);
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
-    memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "palmte.flash", flash_size,
+    memory_region_init_rom(flash, NULL, "palmte.flash", flash_size,
                            &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&cs[0], NULL, &static_ops, &cs0val, "palmte-cs0",
diff --git a/hw/arm/spitz.c b/hw/arm/spitz.c
index cbfa6934cf..c28d9b5ed7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/spitz.c
@@ -929,8 +929,7 @@ static void spitz_common_init(MachineState *machine,
 
     sl_flash_register(mpu, (model == spitz) ? FLASH_128M : FLASH_1024M);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "spitz.rom", SPITZ_ROM, &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
+    memory_region_init_rom(rom, NULL, "spitz.rom", SPITZ_ROM, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
 
     /* Setup peripherals */
diff --git a/hw/arm/stellaris.c b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
index 221a78674e..d136ba1a92 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
@@ -1300,9 +1300,8 @@ static void stellaris_init(MachineState *ms, stellaris_board_info *board)
     sram_size = ((board->dc0 >> 18) + 1) * 1024;
 
     /* Flash programming is done via the SCU, so pretend it is ROM.  */
-    memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "stellaris.flash", flash_size,
+    memory_region_init_rom(flash, NULL, "stellaris.flash", flash_size,
                            &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0, flash);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "stellaris.sram", sram_size,
diff --git a/hw/arm/tosa.c b/hw/arm/tosa.c
index 4d95a1f3e2..5dee2d76c6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/arm/tosa.c
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ static void tosa_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     mpu = pxa255_init(address_space_mem, tosa_binfo.ram_size);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "tosa.rom", TOSA_ROM, &error_fatal);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
+    memory_region_init_rom(rom, NULL, "tosa.rom", TOSA_ROM, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
 
     tmio = tc6393xb_init(address_space_mem, 0x10000000,