diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
index 7757d2214fab..541746fdeb4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
@@ -390,14 +390,12 @@ static void __init numa_nodemask_from_meminfo(nodemask_t *nodemask,
  */
 void __init numa_reset_distance(void)
 {
-	size_t size;
+	size_t size = numa_distance_cnt * numa_distance_cnt * sizeof(numa_distance[0]);
 
-	if (numa_distance_cnt) {
-		size = numa_distance_cnt * sizeof(numa_distance[0]);
+	if (numa_distance_cnt)
 		memblock_x86_free_range(__pa(numa_distance),
 					__pa(numa_distance) + size);
-		numa_distance_cnt = 0;
-	}
+	numa_distance_cnt = 0;
 	numa_distance = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
index 607a2e8bc87a..0afa25d967ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
 	static struct numa_meminfo pi __initdata;
 	const u64 max_addr = max_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	u8 *phys_dist = NULL;
+	size_t phys_size = numa_dist_cnt * numa_dist_cnt * sizeof(phys_dist[0]);
 	int i, j, ret;
 
 	if (!emu_cmdline)
@@ -336,21 +337,18 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
 		goto no_emu;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Copy the original distance table.  It's temporary so no need to
-	 * reserve it.
-	 */
+	/* copy the physical distance table */
 	if (numa_dist_cnt) {
-		size_t size = numa_dist_cnt * sizeof(phys_dist[0]);
 		u64 phys;
 
 		phys = memblock_find_in_range(0,
 					      (u64)max_pfn_mapped << PAGE_SHIFT,
-					      size, PAGE_SIZE);
+					      phys_size, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (phys == MEMBLOCK_ERROR) {
 			pr_warning("NUMA: Warning: can't allocate copy of distance table, disabling emulation\n");
 			goto no_emu;
 		}
+		memblock_x86_reserve_range(phys, phys + phys_size, "TMP NUMA DIST");
 		phys_dist = __va(phys);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < numa_dist_cnt; i++)
@@ -398,6 +396,10 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
 			numa_set_distance(i, j, dist);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* free the copied physical distance table */
+	if (phys_dist)
+		memblock_x86_free_range(__pa(phys_dist), __pa(phys_dist) + phys_size);
 	return;
 
 no_emu: