diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index c5f81fc..92b00a7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ static int __ref get_nid_for_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
 }
 
 /* register memory section under specified node if it spans that node */
-int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid)
+int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid,
+				 bool check_nid)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long pfn, sect_start_pfn, sect_end_pfn;
@@ -425,11 +426,18 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		page_nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn);
-		if (page_nid < 0)
-			continue;
-		if (page_nid != nid)
-			continue;
+		/*
+		 * We need to check if page belongs to nid only for the boot
+		 * case, during hotplug we know that all pages in the memory
+		 * block belong to the same node.
+		 */
+		if (check_nid) {
+			page_nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn);
+			if (page_nid < 0)
+				continue;
+			if (page_nid != nid)
+				continue;
+		}
 		ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
 					&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
 					kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
@@ -504,7 +512,7 @@ int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 		mem_blk = find_memory_block_hinted(mem_sect, mem_blk);
 
-		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem_blk, nid);
+		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem_blk, nid, true);
 		if (!err)
 			err = ret;