diff --git a/targphys.h b/targphys.h
index 81a9c37335..99ab23c7a7 100644
--- a/targphys.h
+++ b/targphys.h
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 
 #if TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_BITS == 32
 typedef uint32_t target_phys_addr_t;
+#define TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_MAX UINT32_MAX
 #define TARGET_FMT_plx "%08x"
 #elif TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_BITS == 64
 typedef uint64_t target_phys_addr_t;
+#define TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_MAX UINT64_MAX
 #define TARGET_FMT_plx "%016" PRIx64
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8ab1665835..f8c0d00f65 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ static int ram_save_live(QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
 {
     ram_addr_t addr;
 
-    if (cpu_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(0, last_ram_offset) != 0) {
+    if (cpu_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(0, TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_MAX) != 0) {
         qemu_file_set_error(f);
         return 0;
     }