diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f6b24c4..6adb36e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2648,6 +2648,92 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void set_memory_options(uint64_t *ram_slots, ram_addr_t *maxram_size)
+{
+    uint64_t sz;
+    const char *mem_str;
+    const char *maxmem_str, *slots_str;
+    const ram_addr_t default_ram_size = (ram_addr_t)DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE *
+                                        1024 * 1024;
+    QemuOpts *opts = qemu_find_opts_singleton("memory");
+
+    sz = 0;
+    mem_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "size");
+    if (mem_str) {
+        if (!*mem_str) {
+            error_report("missing 'size' option value");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        sz = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size", ram_size);
+
+        /* Fix up legacy suffix-less format */
+        if (g_ascii_isdigit(mem_str[strlen(mem_str) - 1])) {
+            uint64_t overflow_check = sz;
+
+            sz <<= 20;
+            if ((sz >> 20) != overflow_check) {
+                error_report("too large 'size' option value");
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* backward compatibility behaviour for case "-m 0" */
+    if (sz == 0) {
+        sz = default_ram_size;
+    }
+
+    sz = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(sz, 8192);
+    ram_size = sz;
+    if (ram_size != sz) {
+        error_report("ram size too large");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    /* store value for the future use */
+    qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "size", ram_size);
+    *maxram_size = ram_size;
+
+    maxmem_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "maxmem");
+    slots_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "slots");
+    if (maxmem_str && slots_str) {
+        uint64_t slots;
+
+        sz = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "maxmem", 0);
+        if (sz < ram_size) {
+            error_report("invalid -m option value: maxmem "
+                    "(0x%" PRIx64 ") <= initial memory (0x"
+                    RAM_ADDR_FMT ")", sz, ram_size);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        slots = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slots", 0);
+        if ((sz > ram_size) && !slots) {
+            error_report("invalid -m option value: maxmem "
+                    "(0x%" PRIx64 ") more than initial memory (0x"
+                    RAM_ADDR_FMT ") but no hotplug slots where "
+                    "specified", sz, ram_size);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        if ((sz <= ram_size) && slots) {
+            error_report("invalid -m option value:  %"
+                    PRIu64 " hotplug slots where specified but "
+                    "maxmem (0x%" PRIx64 ") <= initial memory (0x"
+                    RAM_ADDR_FMT ")", slots, sz, ram_size);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+        *maxram_size = sz;
+        *ram_slots = slots;
+    } else if ((!maxmem_str && slots_str) ||
+            (maxmem_str && !slots_str)) {
+        error_report("invalid -m option value: missing "
+                "'%s' option", slots_str ? "maxmem" : "slots");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
     int i;
@@ -2683,9 +2769,7 @@
     };
     const char *trace_events = NULL;
     const char *trace_file = NULL;
-    const ram_addr_t default_ram_size = (ram_addr_t)DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE *
-                                        1024 * 1024;
-    ram_addr_t maxram_size = default_ram_size;
+    ram_addr_t maxram_size;
     uint64_t ram_slots = 0;
     FILE *vmstate_dump_file = NULL;
     Error *main_loop_err = NULL;
@@ -2736,7 +2820,6 @@
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_MACHINE);
     machine_class = find_default_machine();
     cpu_model = NULL;
-    ram_size = default_ram_size;
     snapshot = 0;
     cyls = heads = secs = 0;
     translation = BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO;
@@ -3023,92 +3106,13 @@
                 version();
                 exit(0);
                 break;
-            case QEMU_OPTION_m: {
-                uint64_t sz;
-                const char *mem_str;
-                const char *maxmem_str, *slots_str;
-
+            case QEMU_OPTION_m:
                 opts = qemu_opts_parse(qemu_find_opts("memory"),
                                        optarg, 1);
                 if (!opts) {
                     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                 }
-
-                mem_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "size");
-                if (!mem_str) {
-                    error_report("invalid -m option, missing 'size' option");
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
-                if (!*mem_str) {
-                    error_report("missing 'size' option value");
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
-
-                sz = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size", ram_size);
-
-                /* Fix up legacy suffix-less format */
-                if (g_ascii_isdigit(mem_str[strlen(mem_str) - 1])) {
-                    uint64_t overflow_check = sz;
-
-                    sz <<= 20;
-                    if ((sz >> 20) != overflow_check) {
-                        error_report("too large 'size' option value");
-                        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                /* backward compatibility behaviour for case "-m 0" */
-                if (sz == 0) {
-                    sz = default_ram_size;
-                }
-
-                sz = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(sz, 8192);
-                ram_size = sz;
-                if (ram_size != sz) {
-                    error_report("ram size too large");
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
-                maxram_size = ram_size;
-
-                maxmem_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "maxmem");
-                slots_str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "slots");
-                if (maxmem_str && slots_str) {
-                    uint64_t slots;
-
-                    sz = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "maxmem", 0);
-                    if (sz < ram_size) {
-                        error_report("invalid -m option value: maxmem "
-                                "(0x%" PRIx64 ") <= initial memory (0x"
-                                RAM_ADDR_FMT ")", sz, ram_size);
-                        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                    }
-
-                    slots = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slots", 0);
-                    if ((sz > ram_size) && !slots) {
-                        error_report("invalid -m option value: maxmem "
-                                "(0x%" PRIx64 ") more than initial memory (0x"
-                                RAM_ADDR_FMT ") but no hotplug slots where "
-                                "specified", sz, ram_size);
-                        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                    }
-
-                    if ((sz <= ram_size) && slots) {
-                        error_report("invalid -m option value:  %"
-                                PRIu64 " hotplug slots where specified but "
-                                "maxmem (0x%" PRIx64 ") <= initial memory (0x"
-                                RAM_ADDR_FMT ")", slots, sz, ram_size);
-                        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                    }
-                    maxram_size = sz;
-                    ram_slots = slots;
-                } else if ((!maxmem_str && slots_str) ||
-                           (maxmem_str && !slots_str)) {
-                    error_report("invalid -m option value: missing "
-                            "'%s' option", slots_str ? "maxmem" : "slots");
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
                 break;
-            }
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPM
             case QEMU_OPTION_tpmdev:
                 if (tpm_config_parse(qemu_find_opts("tpmdev"), optarg) < 0) {
@@ -3757,6 +3761,8 @@
         machine_class = machine_parse(optarg);
     }
 
+    set_memory_options(&ram_slots, &maxram_size);
+
     loc_set_none();
 
     os_daemonize();
@@ -4006,9 +4012,6 @@
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    /* store value for the future use */
-    qemu_opt_set_number(qemu_find_opts_singleton("memory"), "size", ram_size);
-
     if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("device"), device_help_func, NULL, 0)
         != 0) {
         exit(0);