diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index 28c90bc372bd..78d325f3245a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ static struct platform_device da8xx_dsp = {
 	.resource	= da8xx_rproc_resources,
 };
 
+static bool rproc_mem_inited __initdata;
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DA8XX_REMOTEPROC)
 
 static phys_addr_t rproc_base __initdata;
@@ -833,6 +835,8 @@ void __init da8xx_rproc_reserve_cma(void)
 	ret = dma_declare_contiguous(&da8xx_dsp.dev, rproc_size, rproc_base, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("%s: dma_declare_contiguous failed %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	else
+		rproc_mem_inited = true;
 }
 
 #else
@@ -847,6 +851,12 @@ int __init da8xx_register_rproc(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!rproc_mem_inited) {
+		pr_warn("%s: memory not reserved for DSP, not registering DSP device\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	ret = platform_device_register(&da8xx_dsp);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("%s: can't register DSP device: %d\n", __func__, ret);