diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 5f267850e0..be6c9b5622 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void cpu_openrisc_load_kernel(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     if (kernel_filename && !qtest_enabled()) {
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
-                               &elf_entry, NULL, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 1);
+                               &elf_entry, NULL, NULL, 1, EM_OPENRISC, 1);
         entry = elf_entry;
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
             kernel_size = load_uimage(kernel_filename,
diff --git a/target-openrisc/cpu.h b/target-openrisc/cpu.h
index 560210d9e5..1ff1c9ec2a 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define CPU_OPENRISC_H
 
 #define TARGET_LONG_BITS 32
-#define ELF_MACHINE    EM_OPENRISC
 
 #define CPUArchState struct CPUOpenRISCState