diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index ea09ed6..8c6c48ed 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@
 
 	/* call board setup routine */
 	plat_mem_setup();
+	memblock_set_bottom_up(true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure all kernel memory is in the maps.  The "UP" and
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 0f852e1..15e103c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -2260,10 +2260,8 @@
 		unsigned long size = 0x200 + VECTORSPACING*64;
 		phys_addr_t ebase_pa;
 
-		memblock_set_bottom_up(true);
 		ebase = (unsigned long)
 			memblock_alloc_from(size, 1 << fls(size), 0);
-		memblock_set_bottom_up(false);
 
 		/*
 		 * Try to ensure ebase resides in KSeg0 if possible.
@@ -2307,6 +2305,7 @@
 	if (board_ebase_setup)
 		board_ebase_setup();
 	per_cpu_trap_init(true);
+	memblock_set_bottom_up(false);
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy the generic exception handlers to their final destination.