diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index c71d1eb7da59..8aaaa42f91ed 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -846,6 +846,34 @@ static void __init arch_mem_init(char **cmdline_p)
 	struct memblock_region *reg;
 	extern void plat_mem_setup(void);
 
+	/*
+	 * Initialize boot_command_line to an innocuous but non-empty string in
+	 * order to prevent early_init_dt_scan_chosen() from copying
+	 * CONFIG_CMDLINE into it without our knowledge. We handle
+	 * CONFIG_CMDLINE ourselves below & don't want to duplicate its
+	 * content because repeating arguments can be problematic.
+	 */
+	strlcpy(boot_command_line, " ", COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+
+	/* call board setup routine */
+	plat_mem_setup();
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure all kernel memory is in the maps.  The "UP" and
+	 * "DOWN" are opposite for initdata since if it crosses over
+	 * into another memory section you don't want that to be
+	 * freed when the initdata is freed.
+	 */
+	arch_mem_addpart(PFN_DOWN(__pa_symbol(&_text)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+			 PFN_UP(__pa_symbol(&_edata)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+			 BOOT_MEM_RAM);
+	arch_mem_addpart(PFN_UP(__pa_symbol(&__init_begin)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+			 PFN_DOWN(__pa_symbol(&__init_end)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+			 BOOT_MEM_INIT_RAM);
+
+	pr_info("Determined physical RAM map:\n");
+	print_memory_map();
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL) && defined(CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE)
 	strlcpy(boot_command_line, builtin_cmdline, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 #else
@@ -873,26 +901,6 @@ static void __init arch_mem_init(char **cmdline_p)
 	}
 #endif
 #endif
-
-	/* call board setup routine */
-	plat_mem_setup();
-
-	/*
-	 * Make sure all kernel memory is in the maps.  The "UP" and
-	 * "DOWN" are opposite for initdata since if it crosses over
-	 * into another memory section you don't want that to be
-	 * freed when the initdata is freed.
-	 */
-	arch_mem_addpart(PFN_DOWN(__pa_symbol(&_text)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-			 PFN_UP(__pa_symbol(&_edata)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-			 BOOT_MEM_RAM);
-	arch_mem_addpart(PFN_UP(__pa_symbol(&__init_begin)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-			 PFN_DOWN(__pa_symbol(&__init_end)) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-			 BOOT_MEM_INIT_RAM);
-
-	pr_info("Determined physical RAM map:\n");
-	print_memory_map();
-
 	strlcpy(command_line, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 	*cmdline_p = command_line;