diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/init.c b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
index f8fe5668b30f..a56e6a8ed259 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ void __init setup_arch_memory(void)
 	 */
 
 	memblock_add_node(low_mem_start, low_mem_sz, 0);
-	memblock_reserve(low_mem_start, __pa(_end) - low_mem_start);
+	memblock_reserve(CONFIG_LINUX_LINK_BASE,
+			 __pa(_end) - CONFIG_LINUX_LINK_BASE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	if (initrd_start)