diff --git a/src/load.c b/src/load.c
index 9cb430e..16675ee 100644
--- a/src/load.c
+++ b/src/load.c
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		secondary_mem_begin = ipa_from_pa(*mem_end);
 		*mem_end = pa_init(pa_addr(*mem_end) - mem);
+		secondary_mem_begin = ipa_from_pa(*mem_end);
 		if (!copy_to_unmaped(*mem_end, kernel.next,
 				     kernel.limit - kernel.next)) {
 			dlog("Unable to copy kernel for vm %u\n", count);