diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
index 140d02a5232af273b617a464fa08052438266262..a623ad256e9e500684cd972ccae1be3b4866c62e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ static int pseries_remove_lmb(unsigned long base, unsigned int lmb_size)
 	int ret;
 
 	start_pfn = base >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+	if (!pfn_valid(start_pfn)) {
+		lmb_remove(base, lmb_size);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
 
 	/*