diff --git a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
index 69b0ae30bb..93b5d1a4cf 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static void
 memfd_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackendMemfd *m = MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD(backend);
+    uint32_t ram_flags;
     char *name;
     int fd;
 
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ 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);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index 603e992a7f..730669dfc5 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -494,9 +494,8 @@ static void process_msg_shmem(IVShmemState *s, int fd, Error **errp)
     size = buf.st_size;
 
     /* mmap the region and map into the BAR2 */
-    memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(&s->server_bar2, OBJECT(s),
-                                   "ivshmem.bar2", size, true, fd, 0,
-                                   &local_err);
+    memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(&s->server_bar2, OBJECT(s), "ivshmem.bar2",
+                                   size, RAM_SHARED, fd, 0, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index c6fb714e49..14004de685 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -967,10 +967,7 @@ void memory_region_init_resizeable_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
  * @size: size of the region.
  * @align: alignment of the region base address; if 0, the default alignment
  *         (getpagesize()) will be used.
- * @ram_flags: Memory region features:
- *             - RAM_SHARED: memory must be mmaped with the MAP_SHARED flag
- *             - RAM_PMEM: the memory is persistent memory
- *             Other bits are ignored now.
+ * @ram_flags: RamBlock flags. Supported flags: RAM_SHARED, RAM_PMEM.
  * @path: the path in which to allocate the RAM.
  * @readonly: true to open @path for reading, false for read/write.
  * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
@@ -996,7 +993,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_from_file(MemoryRegion *mr,
  * @owner: the object that tracks the region's reference count
  * @name: the name of the region.
  * @size: size of the region.
- * @share: %true if memory must be mmaped with the MAP_SHARED flag
+ * @ram_flags: RamBlock flags. Supported flags: RAM_SHARED, RAM_PMEM.
  * @fd: the fd to mmap.
  * @offset: offset within the file referenced by fd
  * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
@@ -1008,7 +1005,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                     struct Object *owner,
                                     const char *name,
                                     uint64_t size,
-                                    bool share,
+                                    uint32_t ram_flags,
                                     int fd,
                                     ram_addr_t offset,
                                     Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 3cb9791df3..a7e3378340 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ long qemu_maxrampagesize(void);
  * Parameters:
  *  @size: the size in bytes of the ram block
  *  @mr: the memory region where the ram block is
- *  @ram_flags: specify the properties of the ram block, which can be one
- *              or bit-or of following values
- *              - RAM_SHARED: mmap the backing file or device with MAP_SHARED
- *              - RAM_PMEM: the backend @mem_path or @fd is persistent memory
- *              Other bits are ignored.
+ *  @ram_flags: RamBlock flags. Supported flags: RAM_SHARED, RAM_PMEM.
  *  @mem_path or @fd: specify the backing file or device
  *  @readonly: true to open @path for reading, false for read/write.
  *  @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens
diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
index 874a8fccde..9f67c6c23c 100644
--- a/softmmu/memory.c
+++ b/softmmu/memory.c
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                     struct Object *owner,
                                     const char *name,
                                     uint64_t size,
-                                    bool share,
+                                    uint32_t ram_flags,
                                     int fd,
                                     ram_addr_t offset,
                                     Error **errp)
@@ -1620,9 +1620,8 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, mr,
-                                           share ? RAM_SHARED : 0,
-                                           fd, offset, false, &err);
+    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, mr, ram_flags, fd, offset,
+                                           false, &err);
     if (err) {
         mr->size = int128_zero();
         object_unparent(OBJECT(mr));
