diff --git a/drivers/memory/emif.c b/drivers/memory/emif.c
index 249222905c94eeefe0529e0f9ebba42bccb4041f..96add5b9ce5d39bb7a5b12b39b9678483fa94edd 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/emif.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/emif.c
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ static irqreturn_t handle_temp_alert(void __iomem *base, struct emif_data *emif)
 {
 	u32		old_temp_level;
 	irqreturn_t	ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+	struct emif_custom_configs *custom_configs;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&emif_lock, irq_state);
 	old_temp_level = emif->temperature_level;
@@ -930,6 +931,29 @@ static irqreturn_t handle_temp_alert(void __iomem *base, struct emif_data *emif)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	custom_configs = emif->plat_data->custom_configs;
+
+	/*
+	 * IF we detect higher than "nominal rating" from DDR sensor
+	 * on an unsupported DDR part, shutdown system
+	 */
+	if (custom_configs && !(custom_configs->mask &
+				EMIF_CUSTOM_CONFIG_EXTENDED_TEMP_PART)) {
+		if (emif->temperature_level >= SDRAM_TEMP_HIGH_DERATE_REFRESH) {
+			dev_err(emif->dev,
+				"%s:NOT Extended temperature capable memory."
+				"Converting MR4=0x%02x as shutdown event\n",
+				__func__, emif->temperature_level);
+			/*
+			 * Temperature far too high - do kernel_power_off()
+			 * from thread context
+			 */
+			emif->temperature_level = SDRAM_TEMP_VERY_HIGH_SHUTDOWN;
+			ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (emif->temperature_level < old_temp_level ||
 		emif->temperature_level == SDRAM_TEMP_VERY_HIGH_SHUTDOWN) {
 		/*
@@ -1228,6 +1252,9 @@ static void __init_or_module of_get_custom_configs(struct device_node *np_emif,
 		cust_cfgs->temp_alert_poll_interval_ms = *poll_intvl;
 	}
 
+	if (of_find_property(np_emif, "extended-temp-part", &len))
+		cust_cfgs->mask |= EMIF_CUSTOM_CONFIG_EXTENDED_TEMP_PART;
+
 	if (!is_custom_config_valid(cust_cfgs, emif->dev)) {
 		devm_kfree(emif->dev, cust_cfgs);
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/emif_plat.h b/include/linux/platform_data/emif_plat.h
index 03378ca840619575655f7196acb47d68a6ac9bd6..5c19a2a647c4f5a92f28c3dadedcba3920034555 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/emif_plat.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/emif_plat.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 /* Custom config requests */
 #define EMIF_CUSTOM_CONFIG_LPMODE			0x00000001
 #define EMIF_CUSTOM_CONFIG_TEMP_ALERT_POLL_INTERVAL	0x00000002
+#define EMIF_CUSTOM_CONFIG_EXTENDED_TEMP_PART		0x00000004
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /**