diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 2ae6b02b948f..3a5140943f54 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -814,8 +814,9 @@ static void __init arch_mem_init(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	dma_contiguous_reserve(PFN_PHYS(max_low_pfn));
 
-	reserve_bootmem_region(__pa_symbol(&__nosave_begin),
-			__pa_symbol(&__nosave_end)); /* Reserve for hibernation */
+	/* Reserve for hibernation. */
+	memblock_reserve(__pa_symbol(&__nosave_begin),
+		__pa_symbol(&__nosave_end) - __pa_symbol(&__nosave_begin));
 }
 
 static void __init resource_init(void)