diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 500fe24cba..32a8290667 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3571,7 +3571,7 @@ case "$target_arch2" in
     bflt="yes"
     target_nptl="yes"
     gdb_xml_files="arm-core.xml arm-vfp.xml arm-vfp3.xml arm-neon.xml"
-    target_phys_bits=32
+    target_phys_bits=64
     target_llong_alignment=4
     target_libs_softmmu="$fdt_libs"
   ;;
diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.h b/target-arm/cpu.h
index 33afa185e9..aadfca0a26 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static inline bool cp_access_ok(CPUARMState *env,
 #define TARGET_PAGE_BITS 10
 #endif
 
-#define TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 32
+#define TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 40
 #define TARGET_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 32
 
 static inline CPUARMState *cpu_init(const char *cpu_model)