diff --git a/hw/arm/boot.c b/hw/arm/boot.c
index 942416d95a..ff621e4b6a 100644
--- a/hw/arm/boot.c
+++ b/hw/arm/boot.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include <libfdt.h>
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/arm/arm.h"
 #include "hw/arm/linux-boot-if.h"
@@ -486,6 +487,17 @@ static int load_dtb(hwaddr addr, const struct arm_boot_info *binfo,
             g_free(nodename);
         }
     } else {
+        Error *err = NULL;
+
+        rc = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/memory");
+        if (rc < 0) {
+            qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, "/memory");
+        }
+
+        if (!qemu_fdt_getprop(fdt, "/memory", "device_type", NULL, &err)) {
+            qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, "/memory", "device_type", "memory");
+        }
+
         rc = qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(fdt, "/memory", "reg",
                                           acells, binfo->loader_start,
                                           scells, binfo->ram_size);
@@ -495,6 +507,11 @@ static int load_dtb(hwaddr addr, const struct arm_boot_info *binfo,
         }
     }
 
+    rc = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen");
+    if (rc < 0) {
+        qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, "/chosen");
+    }
+
     if (binfo->kernel_cmdline && *binfo->kernel_cmdline) {
         rc = qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, "/chosen", "bootargs",
                                      binfo->kernel_cmdline);
diff --git a/hw/core/generic-loader.c b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
index 79ab6df357..208f549dff 100644
--- a/hw/core/generic-loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ static void generic_loader_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                        "image");
             return;
         }
-        s->set_pc = true;
+        /* The user specified a file, only set the PC if they also specified
+         * a CPU to use.
+         */
+        if (s->cpu_num != CPU_NONE) {
+            s->set_pc = true;
+        }
     } else if (s->addr) {
         /* User is setting the PC */
         if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {