diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/drmem.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/drmem.h
index 7c1d8e74b25d..7f3279b014db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/drmem.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/drmem.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ struct drmem_lmb {
 	u32     drc_index;
 	u32     aa_index;
 	u32     flags;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+	int	nid;
+#endif
 };
 
 struct drmem_lmb_info {
@@ -104,4 +107,22 @@ static inline void invalidate_lmb_associativity_index(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 	lmb->aa_index = 0xffffffff;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+static inline void lmb_set_nid(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
+{
+	lmb->nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(lmb->base_addr);
+}
+static inline void lmb_clear_nid(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
+{
+	lmb->nid = -1;
+}
+#else
+static inline void lmb_set_nid(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
+{
+}
+static inline void lmb_clear_nid(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_LMB_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/drmem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/drmem.c
index 3f1803672c9b..641891df2046 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/drmem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/drmem.c
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ static void __init init_drmem_v1_lmbs(const __be32 *prop)
 	if (!drmem_info->lmbs)
 		return;
 
-	for_each_drmem_lmb(lmb)
+	for_each_drmem_lmb(lmb) {
 		read_drconf_v1_cell(lmb, &prop);
+		lmb_set_nid(lmb);
+	}
 }
 
 static void __init init_drmem_v2_lmbs(const __be32 *prop)
@@ -412,6 +414,8 @@ static void __init init_drmem_v2_lmbs(const __be32 *prop)
 
 			lmb->aa_index = dr_cell.aa_index;
 			lmb->flags = dr_cell.flags;
+
+			lmb_set_nid(lmb);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
index d291b618a559..47087832f8b2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *);
 static int dlpar_remove_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 {
 	unsigned long block_sz;
-	int nid, rc;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (!lmb_is_removable(lmb))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -389,14 +389,14 @@ static int dlpar_remove_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 		return rc;
 
 	block_sz = pseries_memory_block_size();
-	nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(lmb->base_addr);
 
-	__remove_memory(nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
+	__remove_memory(lmb->nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
 
 	/* Update memory regions for memory remove */
 	memblock_remove(lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
 
 	invalidate_lmb_associativity_index(lmb);
+	lmb_clear_nid(lmb);
 	lmb->flags &= ~DRCONF_MEM_ASSIGNED;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static int dlpar_memory_remove_by_ic(u32 lmbs_to_remove, u32 drc_index)
 static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 {
 	unsigned long block_sz;
-	int nid, rc;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (lmb->flags & DRCONF_MEM_ASSIGNED)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -664,13 +664,11 @@ static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	lmb_set_nid(lmb);
 	block_sz = memory_block_size_bytes();
 
-	/* Find the node id for this address */
-	nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(lmb->base_addr);
-
 	/* Add the memory */
-	rc = __add_memory(nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
+	rc = __add_memory(lmb->nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
 	if (rc) {
 		invalidate_lmb_associativity_index(lmb);
 		return rc;
@@ -678,8 +676,9 @@ static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
 
 	rc = dlpar_online_lmb(lmb);
 	if (rc) {
-		__remove_memory(nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
+		__remove_memory(lmb->nid, lmb->base_addr, block_sz);
 		invalidate_lmb_associativity_index(lmb);
+		lmb_clear_nid(lmb);
 	} else {
 		lmb->flags |= DRCONF_MEM_ASSIGNED;
 	}