diff --git a/arch/mips/ralink/of.c b/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
index 01c132bc33d5..4d06de77d92a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	dtb = get_fdt();
 	__dt_setup_arch(dtb);
 
-	if (!early_init_dt_scan_memory())
+	if (early_init_dt_scan_memory())
 		return;
 
 	if (soc_info.mem_detect)
diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index b2272bccf85c..02cc4a285cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ u64 __init dt_mem_next_cell(int s, const __be32 **cellp)
  */
 int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(void)
 {
-	int node;
+	int node, found_memory = 0;
 	const void *fdt = initial_boot_params;
 
 	fdt_for_each_subnode(node, fdt, 0) {
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(void)
 
 			early_init_dt_add_memory_arch(base, size);
 
+			found_memory = 1;
+
 			if (!hotpluggable)
 				continue;
 
@@ -1147,7 +1149,7 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(void)
 					base, base + size);
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return found_memory;
 }
 
 int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(char *cmdline)