diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
index a1bda6f96fd1..40020c65c89e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
@@ -118,7 +118,15 @@ int eeh_send_failure_event (struct device_node *dn,
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct eeh_event *event;
+	char *location;
 
+	if (!mem_init_done) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "EEH: event during early boot not handled\n");
+		location = (char *) get_property(dn, "ibm,loc-code", NULL);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "EEH: device node = %s\n", dn->full_name);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "EEH: PCI location = %s\n", location);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	event = kmalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (event == NULL) {
 		printk (KERN_ERR "EEH: out of memory, event not handled\n");