diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 7b537fa2035d..588b21245e00 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static void __init mips_parse_crashkernel(void)
 	if (ret != 0 || crash_size <= 0)
 		return;
 
-	if (!memblock_find_in_range(crash_base, crash_base + crash_size, crash_size, 0)) {
+	if (!memblock_find_in_range(crash_base, crash_base + crash_size, crash_size, 1)) {
 		pr_warn("Invalid memory region reserved for crash kernel\n");
 		return;
 	}