diff --git a/hw/nubus/nubus-device.c b/hw/nubus/nubus-device.c
index 49008e4938..be4cb24696 100644
--- a/hw/nubus/nubus-device.c
+++ b/hw/nubus/nubus-device.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/datadir.h"
+#include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/nubus/nubus.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ static void nubus_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     NubusDevice *nd = NUBUS_DEVICE(dev);
     char *name, *path;
     hwaddr slot_offset;
-    int64_t size;
+    int64_t size, align_size;
+    uint8_t *rom_ptr;
     int ret;
 
     /* Super */
@@ -76,16 +78,24 @@ static void nubus_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
 
         name = g_strdup_printf("nubus-slot-%x-declaration-rom", nd->slot);
-        memory_region_init_rom(&nd->decl_rom, OBJECT(dev), name, size,
+
+        /*
+         * Ensure ROM memory region is aligned to target page size regardless
+         * of the size of the Declaration ROM image
+         */
+        align_size = ROUND_UP(size, qemu_target_page_size());
+        memory_region_init_rom(&nd->decl_rom, OBJECT(dev), name, align_size,
                                &error_abort);
-        ret = load_image_mr(path, &nd->decl_rom);
+        rom_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&nd->decl_rom);
+        ret = load_image_size(path, rom_ptr + (uintptr_t)(align_size - size),
+                              size);
         g_free(path);
         g_free(name);
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_setg(errp, "could not load romfile \"%s\"", nd->romfile);
             return;
         }
-        memory_region_add_subregion(&nd->slot_mem, NUBUS_SLOT_SIZE - size,
+        memory_region_add_subregion(&nd->slot_mem, NUBUS_SLOT_SIZE - align_size,
                                     &nd->decl_rom);
     }
 }