diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/init.c b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
index 43bf4c3a1290..e1ab2d7f1d64 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ 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 (phys_initrd_size) {