diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/mm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/mm.c
index de2aea421707..05a2bcb6a875 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/mm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/mm.c
@@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ enum {
  * @base: base address
  * @size: size in bytes
  * @offset: difference between base and rm.size
+ * @destroy: flag if region should be destroyed upon shutdown
  */
 
 struct mem_region {
 	u64 base;
 	u64 size;
 	unsigned long offset;
+	int destroy;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ static int ps3_mm_region_create(struct mem_region *r, unsigned long size)
 		goto zero_region;
 	}
 
+	r->destroy = 1;
 	r->offset = r->base - map.rm.size;
 	return result;
 
@@ -279,7 +282,14 @@ static void ps3_mm_region_destroy(struct mem_region *r)
 {
 	int result;
 
+	if (!r->destroy) {
+		pr_info("%s:%d: Not destroying high region: %llxh %llxh\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__, r->base, r->size);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	DBG("%s:%d: r->base = %llxh\n", __func__, __LINE__, r->base);
+
 	if (r->base) {
 		result = lv1_release_memory(r->base);
 		BUG_ON(result);
@@ -288,6 +298,36 @@ static void ps3_mm_region_destroy(struct mem_region *r)
 	}
 }
 
+static int ps3_mm_get_repository_highmem(struct mem_region *r)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	/* Assume a single highmem region. */
+
+	result = ps3_repository_read_highmem_info(0, &r->base, &r->size);
+
+	if (result)
+		goto zero_region;
+
+	if (!r->base || !r->size) {
+		result = -1;
+		goto zero_region;
+	}
+
+	r->offset = r->base - map.rm.size;
+
+	DBG("%s:%d: Found high region in repository: %llxh %llxh\n",
+	    __func__, __LINE__, r->base, r->size);
+
+	return 0;
+
+zero_region:
+	DBG("%s:%d: No high region in repository.\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+
+	r->size = r->base = r->offset = 0;
+	return result;
+}
+
 /**
  * ps3_mm_add_memory - hot add memory
  */
@@ -304,6 +344,12 @@ static int __init ps3_mm_add_memory(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(!mem_init_done);
 
+	if (!map.r1.size) {
+		DBG("%s:%d: No region 1, not adding memory\n",
+		    __func__, __LINE__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	start_addr = map.rm.size;
 	start_pfn = start_addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	nr_pages = (map.r1.size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1217,9 +1263,10 @@ void __init ps3_mm_init(void)
 	BUG_ON(map.rm.base);
 	BUG_ON(!map.rm.size);
 
+	/* Check if we got the highmem region from an earlier boot step */
 
-	/* arrange to do this in ps3_mm_add_memory */
-	ps3_mm_region_create(&map.r1, map.total - map.rm.size);
+	if (ps3_mm_get_repository_highmem(&map.r1))
+		ps3_mm_region_create(&map.r1, map.total - map.rm.size);
 
 	/* correct map.total for the real total amount of memory we use */
 	map.total = map.rm.size + map.r1.size;