diff --git a/hw/lm32/lm32_boards.c b/hw/lm32/lm32_boards.c
index 8e17a82a40..eb553a174e 100644
--- a/hw/lm32/lm32_boards.c
+++ b/hw/lm32/lm32_boards.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void lm32_evr_init(MachineState *machine)
         int kernel_size;
 
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
-                               1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               1, EM_LATTICEMICO32, 0);
         reset_info->bootstrap_pc = entry;
 
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void lm32_uclinux_init(MachineState *machine)
         int kernel_size;
 
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
-                               1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               1, EM_LATTICEMICO32, 0);
         reset_info->bootstrap_pc = entry;
 
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
diff --git a/hw/lm32/milkymist.c b/hw/lm32/milkymist.c
index cb308500b4..13976b3489 100644
--- a/hw/lm32/milkymist.c
+++ b/hw/lm32/milkymist.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ milkymist_init(MachineState *machine)
 
         /* Boots a kernel elf binary.  */
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
-                               1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               1, EM_LATTICEMICO32, 0);
         reset_info->bootstrap_pc = entry;
 
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
diff --git a/target-lm32/cpu.h b/target-lm32/cpu.h
index cc7726301e..3f874d5111 100644
--- a/target-lm32/cpu.h
+++ b/target-lm32/cpu.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 struct CPULM32State;
 typedef struct CPULM32State CPULM32State;
 
-#define ELF_MACHINE EM_LATTICEMICO32
-
 #define NB_MMU_MODES 1
 #define TARGET_PAGE_BITS 12
 static inline int cpu_mmu_index(CPULM32State *env, bool ifetch)