diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index 57ff31b6b1e47fb2bcfbf6b7d8c179830f5c117c..81aede5c2dc67b0f8d7682111f7b6fc79d412b34 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ static void __init early_init_dt_check_for_initrd(unsigned long node)
 	if (!prop)
 		return;
 	end = of_read_number(prop, len/4);
+	if (start > end)
+		return;
 
 	__early_init_dt_declare_initrd(start, end);
 	phys_initrd_start = start;