diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c b/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
index 5abcbfbe7e25..d5ac80299cda 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/mem.c
@@ -254,15 +254,7 @@ void free_initmem(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 void free_initrd_mem(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
-	if (start < end)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Freeing initrd memory: %ldk freed\n",
-		       (end - start) >> 10);
-	for (; start < end; start += PAGE_SIZE) {
-		ClearPageReserved(virt_to_page(start));
-		init_page_count(virt_to_page(start));
-		free_page(start);
-		totalram_pages++;
-	}
+	free_reserved_area(start, end, 0, "initrd");
 }
 #endif