diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 01d1dbde5fbf..fe3939726765 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -670,6 +670,46 @@ static int __init early_parse_mem(char *p)
 }
 early_param("mem", early_parse_mem);
 
+static int __init early_parse_memmap(char *p)
+{
+	char *oldp;
+	u64 start_at, mem_size;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!strncmp(p, "exactmap", 8)) {
+		pr_err("\"memmap=exactmap\" invalid on MIPS\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	oldp = p;
+	mem_size = memparse(p, &p);
+	if (p == oldp)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (*p == '@') {
+		start_at = memparse(p+1, &p);
+		add_memory_region(start_at, mem_size, BOOT_MEM_RAM);
+	} else if (*p == '#') {
+		pr_err("\"memmap=nn#ss\" (force ACPI data) invalid on MIPS\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (*p == '$') {
+		start_at = memparse(p+1, &p);
+		add_memory_region(start_at, mem_size, BOOT_MEM_RESERVED);
+	} else {
+		pr_err("\"memmap\" invalid format!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (*p == '\0') {
+		usermem = 1;
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return -EINVAL;
+}
+early_param("memmap", early_parse_memmap);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE
 unsigned long setup_elfcorehdr, setup_elfcorehdr_size;
 static int __init early_parse_elfcorehdr(char *p)