diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index d20caacfdbd3..3378fdaf4dd3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -469,6 +469,20 @@ static void __init bootmem_init(void)
 	 */
 	reserve_bootmem(PFN_PHYS(mapstart), bootmap_size, BOOTMEM_DEFAULT);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
+	/*
+	 * The kernel reserves all memory below its _end symbol as bootmem,
+	 * but the kernel may now be at a much higher address. The memory
+	 * between the original and new locations may be returned to the system.
+	 */
+	if (__pa_symbol(_text) > __pa_symbol(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS)) {
+		unsigned long offset;
+
+		offset = __pa_symbol(_text) - __pa_symbol(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS);
+		free_bootmem(__pa_symbol(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS), offset);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Reserve initrd memory if needed.
 	 */