diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile b/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 BHYVE_SYSDIR?=${SRCTOP}
 
-SRCS=	\
-	acpi_device.c		\
+SRCS=	acpi_device.c		\
 	acpi.c			\
 	audio.c			\
 	basl.c			\
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
 	crc16.c			\
 	ctl_util.c		\
 	ctl_scsi_all.c		\
-	e820.c			\
 	gdb.c			\
 	hda_codec.c		\
 	inout.c			\
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
 	kernemu_dev.c		\
 	mem.c			\
 	mevent.c		\
-	mptbl.c			\
 	net_backends.c		\
 	net_utils.c		\
 	pci_ahci.c		\
@@ -84,7 +81,9 @@
 
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64"
 SRCS+=	atkbdc.c		\
+	e820.c			\
 	fwctl.c			\
+	mptbl.c			\
 	post.c			\
 	ps2kbd.c		\
 	ps2mouse.c		\
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.h
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.h
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.h
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.h
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
     const uint64_t alignment, const enum e820_memory_type type,
     const enum e820_allocation_strategy strategy);
 void e820_dump_table(void);
-struct qemu_fwcfg_item *e820_get_fwcfg_item(void);
 int e820_init(struct vmctx *const ctx);
+int e820_finalize(void);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.c
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.c
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/e820.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/e820.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct qemu_fwcfg_item *
+static struct qemu_fwcfg_item *
 e820_get_fwcfg_item(void)
 {
 	struct qemu_fwcfg_item *fwcfg_item;
@@ -466,3 +466,25 @@
 
 	return (0);
 }
+
+int
+e820_finalize(void)
+{
+	struct qemu_fwcfg_item *e820_fwcfg_item;
+	int error;
+
+	e820_fwcfg_item = e820_get_fwcfg_item();
+	if (e820_fwcfg_item == NULL) {
+		warnx("invalid e820 table");
+		return (ENOMEM);
+	}
+	error = qemu_fwcfg_add_file("etc/e820",
+	    e820_fwcfg_item->size, e820_fwcfg_item->data);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		warnx("could not add qemu fwcfg etc/e820");
+		return (error);
+	}
+	free(e820_fwcfg_item);
+
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/mptbl.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/mptbl.h
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/mptbl.h
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/mptbl.h
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/mptbl.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/mptbl.c
rename from usr.sbin/bhyve/mptbl.c
rename to usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/mptbl.c
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "inout.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "e820.h"
 #ifdef __amd64__
+#include "e820.h"
 #include "amd64/fwctl.h"
 #endif
 #include "gdb.h"
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@
 #include "kernemu_dev.h"
 #include "mem.h"
 #include "mevent.h"
-#include "mptbl.h"
+#ifdef __amd64__
+#include "amd64/mptbl.h"
+#endif
 #include "pci_emul.h"
 #include "pci_irq.h"
 #include "pci_lpc.h"
@@ -1248,7 +1250,6 @@
 	int max_vcpus, memflags;
 	struct vcpu *bsp;
 	struct vmctx *ctx;
-	struct qemu_fwcfg_item *e820_fwcfg_item;
 	uint64_t rip;
 	size_t memsize;
 	const char *optstr, *value, *vmname;
@@ -1373,9 +1374,11 @@
 		case 'x':
 			set_config_bool("x86.x2apic", true);
 			break;
+#ifdef __amd64__
 		case 'Y':
 			set_config_bool("x86.mptable", false);
 			break;
+#endif
 		case 'h':
 			usage(0);
 		default:
@@ -1575,9 +1578,7 @@
 	error = vm_get_register(bsp, VM_REG_GUEST_RIP, &rip);
 	assert(error == 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * build the guest tables, MP etc.
-	 */
+#ifdef __amd64__
 	if (get_config_bool_default("x86.mptable", true)) {
 		error = mptable_build(ctx, guest_ncpus);
 		if (error) {
@@ -1585,6 +1586,7 @@
 			exit(4);
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	error = smbios_build(ctx);
 	if (error != 0)
@@ -1595,17 +1597,11 @@
 		assert(error == 0);
 	}
 
-	e820_fwcfg_item = e820_get_fwcfg_item();
-	if (e820_fwcfg_item == NULL) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "invalid e820 table");
-		exit(4);
-	}
-	if (qemu_fwcfg_add_file("etc/e820", e820_fwcfg_item->size,
-		e820_fwcfg_item->data) != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "could not add qemu fwcfg etc/e820");
+#ifdef __amd64__
+	error = e820_finalize();
+	if (error != 0)
 		exit(4);
-	}
-	free(e820_fwcfg_item);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __amd64__
 	if (lpc_bootrom() && strcmp(lpc_fwcfg(), "bhyve") == 0) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 #include "ioapic.h"
 #include "mem.h"
 #include "mevent.h"
-#include "mptbl.h"
 #include "pci_emul.h"
 #include "pci_irq.h"
 #include "pci_lpc.h"