diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-sbsa/bootblock.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-sbsa/bootblock.c
index b38df6ec71..53eb9af053 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-sbsa/bootblock.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-sbsa/bootblock.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <bootblock_common.h>
 #include <symbols.h>
 
+DECLARE_REGION(flash);
 void bootblock_mainboard_init(void)
 {
 	mmu_init();
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ void bootblock_mainboard_init(void)
 	/* Set a dummy value for DRAM. ramstage should update the mapping. */
 	mmu_config_range(_dram, ((size_t) CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE_MB) * MiB, MA_MEM | MA_RW);
 
+	mmu_config_range(_flash, REGION_SIZE(flash), MA_MEM | MA_RO | MA_MEM_NC);
+
 	mmu_config_range(_ttb, REGION_SIZE(ttb), MA_MEM | MA_S | MA_RW);
 	mmu_config_range(_bootblock, REGION_SIZE(bootblock), MA_MEM | MA_S | MA_RW);
 	mmu_config_range(_ramstage, REGION_SIZE(ramstage), MA_MEM | MA_S | MA_RW);