diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index deb3f029b451..79fcd2bae96b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int add_memory_block(int base_section_nr)
  * need an interface for the VM to add new memory regions,
  * but without onlining it.
  */
-int register_new_memory(int nid, struct mem_section *section)
+int hotplug_memory_register(int nid, struct mem_section *section)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct memory_block *mem;
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ int register_new_memory(int nid, struct mem_section *section)
 	}
 
 	if (mem->section_count == sections_per_block)
-		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem, nid);
+		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem, nid, false);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&mem_sysfs_mutex);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index c5f81fc621ac..92b00a7e6a02 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ static int __ref get_nid_for_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
 }
 
 /* register memory section under specified node if it spans that node */
-int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid)
+int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid,
+				 bool check_nid)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long pfn, sect_start_pfn, sect_end_pfn;
@@ -425,11 +426,18 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, int nid)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		page_nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn);
-		if (page_nid < 0)
-			continue;
-		if (page_nid != nid)
-			continue;
+		/*
+		 * We need to check if page belongs to nid only for the boot
+		 * case, during hotplug we know that all pages in the memory
+		 * block belong to the same node.
+		 */
+		if (check_nid) {
+			page_nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn);
+			if (page_nid < 0)
+				continue;
+			if (page_nid != nid)
+				continue;
+		}
 		ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
 					&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
 					kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
@@ -504,7 +512,7 @@ int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 		mem_blk = find_memory_block_hinted(mem_sect, mem_blk);
 
-		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem_blk, nid);
+		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem_blk, nid, true);
 		if (!err)
 			err = ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/memory.h b/include/linux/memory.h
index f71e732c77b2..9f8cd856ca1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ extern int register_memory_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_memory_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int register_memory_isolate_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_memory_isolate_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
-extern int register_new_memory(int, struct mem_section *);
+int hotplug_memory_register(int nid, struct mem_section *section);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
 extern int unregister_memory_section(struct mem_section *);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 4ece0fee0ffc..41f171861dcc 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extern void unregister_one_node(int nid);
 extern int register_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
 extern int unregister_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
 extern int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-						int nid);
+						int nid, bool check_nid);
 extern int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
 					   unsigned long phys_index);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static inline int unregister_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid)
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-							int nid)
+							int nid, bool check_nid)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 565048f496f7..477e183a4ac7 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int __meminit __add_section(int nid, unsigned long phys_start_pfn,
 	if (!want_memblock)
 		return 0;
 
-	return register_new_memory(nid, __pfn_to_section(phys_start_pfn));
+	return hotplug_memory_register(nid, __pfn_to_section(phys_start_pfn));
 }
 
 /*