diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/setup.c b/arch/tile/kernel/setup.c
index 99c9ff87e018..6b755d125783 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ static void __init load_hv_initrd(void)
 
 void __init free_initrd_mem(unsigned long begin, unsigned long end)
 {
-	free_bootmem(__pa(begin), end - begin);
+	free_bootmem_late(__pa(begin), end - begin);
 }
 
 static int __init setup_initrd(char *str)