diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index 50b67e65159b6215230af1548285a3cae6f05a3e..a0265c6f280e340db07102e81fba3c4d76df15ed 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -923,6 +923,8 @@ 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);