diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 8736d3a00e..51a3ecab59 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,6 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     DriveInfo *hd[MAX_IDE_BUS * MAX_IDE_DEVS];
     int fl_idx = 0;
-    int fl_sectors = bios_size >> 16;
     int be;
 
     DeviceState *dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_MIPS_MALTA);
@@ -1266,7 +1265,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     fl = pflash_cfi01_register(FLASH_ADDRESS, NULL, "mips_malta.bios",
                                BIOS_SIZE,
                                dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               65536, fl_sectors,
+                               65536, FLASH_SIZE >> 16,
                                4, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, be);
     bios = pflash_cfi01_get_memory(fl);
     fl_idx++;