diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
index 5a9b6eb651b6..d19871763ed4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -5,8 +5,22 @@
 
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+#define arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed
+
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
+extern bool init_mem_is_free;
+
+static inline int arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	if (!init_mem_is_free)
+		return 0;
+
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)__init_begin &&
+		addr < (unsigned long)__init_end;
+}
+
 extern char __head_end[];
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__