diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 18be624..eb1123a 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ obj-i386-y += vmport.o
 obj-i386-y += device-hotplug.o pci-hotplug.o smbios.o wdt_ib700.o
 obj-i386-y += debugcon.o multiboot.o
 obj-i386-y += pc_piix.o
+obj-i386-y += pc_sysfw.o
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvmclock.o
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += qxl.o qxl-logger.o qxl-render.o
 
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 85304cf..47e946a 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@
 #define DPRINTF(fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
-#define BIOS_FILENAME "bios.bin"
-
-#define PC_MAX_BIOS_SIZE (4 * 1024 * 1024)
-
 /* Leave a chunk of memory at the top of RAM for the BIOS ACPI tables.  */
 #define ACPI_DATA_SIZE       0x10000
 #define BIOS_CFG_IOPORT 0x510
@@ -973,11 +969,9 @@ void pc_memory_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
                     MemoryRegion *rom_memory,
                     MemoryRegion **ram_memory)
 {
-    char *filename;
-    int ret, linux_boot, i;
-    MemoryRegion *ram, *bios, *isa_bios, *option_rom_mr;
+    int linux_boot, i;
+    MemoryRegion *ram, *option_rom_mr;
     MemoryRegion *ram_below_4g, *ram_above_4g;
-    int bios_size, isa_bios_size;
     void *fw_cfg;
 
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
@@ -1003,44 +997,9 @@ void pc_memory_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
                                     ram_above_4g);
     }
 
-    /* BIOS load */
-    if (bios_name == NULL)
-        bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
-    filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
-    if (filename) {
-        bios_size = get_image_size(filename);
-    } else {
-        bios_size = -1;
-    }
-    if (bios_size <= 0 ||
-        (bios_size % 65536) != 0) {
-        goto bios_error;
-    }
-    bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*bios));
-    memory_region_init_ram(bios, "pc.bios", bios_size);
-    vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
-    ret = rom_add_file_fixed(bios_name, (uint32_t)(-bios_size), -1);
-    if (ret != 0) {
-    bios_error:
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load PC BIOS '%s'\n", bios_name);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    if (filename) {
-        g_free(filename);
-    }
-    /* map the last 128KB of the BIOS in ISA space */
-    isa_bios_size = bios_size;
-    if (isa_bios_size > (128 * 1024))
-        isa_bios_size = 128 * 1024;
-    isa_bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*isa_bios));
-    memory_region_init_alias(isa_bios, "isa-bios", bios,
-                             bios_size - isa_bios_size, isa_bios_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(rom_memory,
-                                        0x100000 - isa_bios_size,
-                                        isa_bios,
-                                        1);
-    memory_region_set_readonly(isa_bios, true);
+
+    /* Initialize PC system firmware */
+    pc_system_firmware_init(rom_memory);
 
     option_rom_mr = g_malloc(sizeof(*option_rom_mr));
     memory_region_init_ram(option_rom_mr, "pc.rom", PC_ROM_SIZE);
@@ -1050,11 +1009,6 @@ void pc_memory_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
                                         option_rom_mr,
                                         1);
 
-    /* map all the bios at the top of memory */
-    memory_region_add_subregion(rom_memory,
-                                (uint32_t)(-bios_size),
-                                bios);
-
     fw_cfg = bochs_bios_init();
     rom_set_fw(fw_cfg);
 
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 13e41f1..227f495 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ static inline bool isa_ne2000_init(ISABus *bus, int base, int irq, NICInfo *nd)
     return true;
 }
 
+/* pc_sysfw.c */
+void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory);
+
 /* e820 types */
 #define E820_RAM        1
 #define E820_RESERVED   2
diff --git a/hw/pc_sysfw.c b/hw/pc_sysfw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3121c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/pc_sysfw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU PC System Firmware
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "pc.h"
+#include "loader.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
+
+#define BIOS_FILENAME "bios.bin"
+
+static void pc_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
+{
+    char *filename;
+    MemoryRegion *bios, *isa_bios;
+    int bios_size, isa_bios_size;
+    int ret;
+
+    /* BIOS load */
+    if (bios_name == NULL) {
+        bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
+    }
+    filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
+    if (filename) {
+        bios_size = get_image_size(filename);
+    } else {
+        bios_size = -1;
+    }
+    if (bios_size <= 0 ||
+        (bios_size % 65536) != 0) {
+        goto bios_error;
+    }
+    bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*bios));
+    memory_region_init_ram(bios, "pc.bios", bios_size);
+    vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
+    memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
+    ret = rom_add_file_fixed(bios_name, (uint32_t)(-bios_size), -1);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+    bios_error:
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load PC BIOS '%s'\n", bios_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    if (filename) {
+        g_free(filename);
+    }
+
+    /* map the last 128KB of the BIOS in ISA space */
+    isa_bios_size = bios_size;
+    if (isa_bios_size > (128 * 1024)) {
+        isa_bios_size = 128 * 1024;
+    }
+    isa_bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*isa_bios));
+    memory_region_init_alias(isa_bios, "isa-bios", bios,
+                             bios_size - isa_bios_size, isa_bios_size);
+    memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(rom_memory,
+                                        0x100000 - isa_bios_size,
+                                        isa_bios,
+                                        1);
+    memory_region_set_readonly(isa_bios, true);
+
+    /* map all the bios at the top of memory */
+    memory_region_add_subregion(rom_memory,
+                                (uint32_t)(-bios_size),
+                                bios);
+}
+
+void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
+{
+    pc_system_rom_init(rom_memory);
+}
+
+
