diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index b2cf946..c19571c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	if (phys_initrd_size &&
+	    !memblock_is_region_memory(phys_initrd_start, phys_initrd_size)) {
+		pr_err("INITRD: 0x%08lx+0x%08lx is not a memory region - disabling initrd\n",
+		       phys_initrd_start, phys_initrd_size);
+		phys_initrd_start = phys_initrd_size = 0;
+	}
+	if (phys_initrd_size &&
 	    memblock_is_region_reserved(phys_initrd_start, phys_initrd_size)) {
 		pr_err("INITRD: 0x%08lx+0x%08lx overlaps in-use memory region - disabling initrd\n",
 		       phys_initrd_start, phys_initrd_size);