diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
index 61a0bf13e308..1fc8dffa8d1d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * for more details.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1998 Harald Koerfgen
- * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005  Maciej W. Rozycki
+ * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2020  Maciej W. Rozycki
  */
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/irqnr.h>
+#include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/percpu-defs.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 
+#include <asm/addrspace.h>
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/irq_cpu.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/wbflush.h>
@@ -166,6 +170,9 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 
 	ioport_resource.start = ~0UL;
 	ioport_resource.end = 0UL;
+
+	/* Stay away from the firmware working memory area for now. */
+	memblock_reserve(PHYS_OFFSET, __pa_symbol(&_text) - PHYS_OFFSET);
 }
 
 /*