1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
index da75e27057..3076da146d 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static void
 memfd_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackendMemfd *m = MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD(backend);
+    uint32_t ram_flags;
     char *name;
     int fd;
 
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ memfd_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
     }
 
     name = host_memory_backend_get_name(backend);
-    memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend),
-                                   name, backend->size,
-                                   backend->share, fd, 0, errp);
+    ram_flags = backend->share ? RAM_SHARED : 0;
+    memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend), name,
+                                   backend->size, ram_flags, fd, 0, errp);
     g_free(name);
 }