diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index cf7eb72391..27e4e8d136 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -106,18 +106,13 @@ static void ppc_core99_reset(void *opaque)
 /* PowerPC Mac99 hardware initialisation */
 static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
-    ram_addr_t ram_size = machine->ram_size;
-    const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: PROM_FILENAME;
-    const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
-    const char *kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
-    const char *initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
-    const char *boot_device = machine->boot_config.order;
     Core99MachineState *core99_machine = CORE99_MACHINE(machine);
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     CPUPPCState *env = NULL;
     char *filename;
     IrqLines *openpic_irqs;
-    int linux_boot, i, j, k;
+    int i, j, k, ppc_boot_device, machine_arch, bios_size;
+    const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: PROM_FILENAME;
     MemoryRegion *bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     hwaddr kernel_base, initrd_base, cmdline_base = 0;
     long kernel_size, initrd_size;
@@ -129,22 +124,16 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     MACIOIDEState *macio_ide;
     BusState *adb_bus;
     MacIONVRAMState *nvr;
-    int bios_size;
-    int ppc_boot_device;
     DriveInfo *hd[MAX_IDE_BUS * MAX_IDE_DEVS];
     void *fw_cfg;
-    int machine_arch;
     SysBusDevice *s;
     DeviceState *dev, *pic_dev;
     DeviceState *uninorth_internal_dev = NULL, *uninorth_agp_dev = NULL;
     hwaddr nvram_addr = 0xFFF04000;
     uint64_t tbfreq;
-    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
-
-    linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
 
     /* init CPUs */
-    for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < machine->smp.cpus; i++) {
         cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_create(machine->cpu_type));
         env = &cpu->env;
 
@@ -184,7 +173,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (linux_boot) {
+    if (machine->kernel_filename) {
         int bswap_needed;
 
 #ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
@@ -194,29 +183,31 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
 #endif
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
 
-        kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL,
+        kernel_size = load_elf(machine->kernel_filename, NULL,
                                translate_kernel_address, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                NULL, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0, 0);
         if (kernel_size < 0)
-            kernel_size = load_aout(kernel_filename, kernel_base,
-                                    ram_size - kernel_base, bswap_needed,
-                                    TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+            kernel_size = load_aout(machine->kernel_filename, kernel_base,
+                                    machine->ram_size - kernel_base,
+                                    bswap_needed, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
         if (kernel_size < 0)
-            kernel_size = load_image_targphys(kernel_filename,
+            kernel_size = load_image_targphys(machine->kernel_filename,
                                               kernel_base,
-                                              ram_size - kernel_base);
+                                              machine->ram_size - kernel_base);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'",
+                         machine->kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         /* load initrd */
-        if (initrd_filename) {
+        if (machine->initrd_filename) {
             initrd_base = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(kernel_base + kernel_size + KERNEL_GAP);
-            initrd_size = load_image_targphys(initrd_filename, initrd_base,
-                                              ram_size - initrd_base);
+            initrd_size = load_image_targphys(machine->initrd_filename,
+                                              initrd_base,
+                                              machine->ram_size - initrd_base);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
                 error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
-                             initrd_filename);
+                             machine->initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             cmdline_base = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_base + initrd_size);
@@ -235,9 +226,10 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         /* We consider that NewWorld PowerMac never have any floppy drive
          * For now, OHW cannot boot from the network.
          */
-        for (i = 0; boot_device[i] != '\0'; i++) {
-            if (boot_device[i] >= 'c' && boot_device[i] <= 'f') {
-                ppc_boot_device = boot_device[i];
+        for (i = 0; machine->boot_config.order[i] != '\0'; i++) {
+            if (machine->boot_config.order[i] >= 'c' &&
+                machine->boot_config.order[i] <= 'f') {
+                ppc_boot_device = machine->boot_config.order[i];
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -254,8 +246,8 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0xf8000000,
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
 
-    openpic_irqs = g_new0(IrqLines, smp_cpus);
-    for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
+    openpic_irqs = g_new0(IrqLines, machine->smp.cpus);
+    for (i = 0; i < machine->smp.cpus; i++) {
         /* Mac99 IRQ connection between OpenPIC outputs pins
          * and PowerPC input pins
          */
@@ -398,7 +390,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* OpenPIC */
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(pic_dev);
     k = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < machine->smp.cpus; i++) {
         for (j = 0; j < OPENPIC_OUTPUT_NB; j++) {
             sysbus_connect_irq(s, k++, openpic_irqs[i].irq[j]);
         }
@@ -480,15 +472,16 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, CFG_ADDR);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, CFG_ADDR + 2);
 
-    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, (uint16_t)smp_cpus);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, (uint16_t)machine->smp.cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)machine->smp.max_cpus);
-    fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
+    fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)machine->ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, machine_arch);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_KERNEL_ADDR, kernel_base);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_KERNEL_SIZE, kernel_size);
-    if (kernel_cmdline) {
+    if (machine->kernel_cmdline) {
         fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_KERNEL_CMDLINE, cmdline_base);
-        pstrcpy_targphys("cmdline", cmdline_base, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, kernel_cmdline);
+        pstrcpy_targphys("cmdline", cmdline_base, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                         machine->kernel_cmdline);
     } else {
         fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_KERNEL_CMDLINE, 0);
     }