diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
index bee7f9d47f0..24bc80bef3c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/devtree.c
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
 
 void __init early_init_dt_add_memory_arch(u64 base, u64 size)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_ARM_LPAE
+	if (base > ((phys_addr_t)~0)) {
+		pr_crit("Ignoring memory at 0x%08llx due to lack of LPAE support\n",
+			base);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (size > ((phys_addr_t)~0))
+		size = ((phys_addr_t)~0);
+
+	/* arm_add_memory() already checks for the case of base + size > 4GB */
+#endif
 	arm_add_memory(base, size);
 }