diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/setup.c b/arch/csky/kernel/setup.c
index 4fc7b16b77d2..3821e55742f4 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/setup.c
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ static void __init csky_memblock_init(void)
 	signed long size;
 
 	memblock_reserve(__pa(_stext), _end - _stext);
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
-	memblock_reserve(__pa(initrd_start), initrd_end - initrd_start);
-#endif
 
 	early_init_fdt_reserve_self();
 	early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem();
diff --git a/arch/csky/mm/init.c b/arch/csky/mm/init.c
index dbb4b2dfe4b7..cb64d8647a78 100644
--- a/arch/csky/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/csky/mm/init.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
+#include <linux/initrd.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
@@ -36,6 +37,45 @@ unsigned long empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long)]
 						__page_aligned_bss;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(empty_zero_page);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+static void __init setup_initrd(void)
+{
+	unsigned long size;
+
+	if (initrd_start >= initrd_end) {
+		pr_err("initrd not found or empty");
+		goto disable;
+	}
+
+	if (__pa(initrd_end) > PFN_PHYS(max_low_pfn)) {
+		pr_err("initrd extends beyond end of memory");
+		goto disable;
+	}
+
+	size = initrd_end - initrd_start;
+
+	if (memblock_is_region_reserved(__pa(initrd_start), size)) {
+		pr_err("INITRD: 0x%08lx+0x%08lx overlaps in-use memory region",
+		       __pa(initrd_start), size);
+		goto disable;
+	}
+
+	memblock_reserve(__pa(initrd_start), size);
+
+	pr_info("Initial ramdisk at: 0x%p (%lu bytes)\n",
+		(void *)(initrd_start), size);
+
+	initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
+
+	return;
+
+disable:
+	initrd_start = initrd_end = 0;
+
+	pr_err(" - disabling initrd\n");
+}
+#endif
+
 void __init mem_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
@@ -47,6 +87,10 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 #endif
 	high_memory = (void *) __va(max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+	setup_initrd();
+#endif
+
 	memblock_free_all();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM