diff --git a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
index 3ecae6a950..7dc3b309c8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 
         /* Create a mapping for the kernel.  */
         booke_set_tlb(&env->tlb.tlbe[0], 0, 0, 1 << 31);
-        env->gpr[6] = tswap32(EPAPR_MAGIC);
+        env->gpr[6] = EPAPR_MAGIC;
         env->gpr[7] = (16 * MiB) - 8; /* bi->ima_size; */
 
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index a01354d991..17115be74d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     /* Create a mapping spanning the 32bit addr space. */
     booke_set_tlb(&env->tlb.tlbe[0], 0, 0, 1U << 31);
     booke_set_tlb(&env->tlb.tlbe[1], 0x80000000, 0x80000000, 1U << 31);
-    env->gpr[6] = tswap32(EPAPR_MAGIC);
+    env->gpr[6] = EPAPR_MAGIC;
     env->gpr[7] = bi->ima_size;
 }