diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index ed5de58..9e60dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -572,19 +572,36 @@
 }
 
 static int add_memory_section(int nid, struct mem_section *section,
+			struct memory_block **mem_p,
 			unsigned long state, enum mem_add_context context)
 {
-	struct memory_block *mem;
+	struct memory_block *mem = NULL;
+	int scn_nr = __section_nr(section);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mem_sysfs_mutex);
 
-	mem = find_memory_block(section);
+	if (context == BOOT) {
+		/* same memory block ? */
+		if (mem_p && *mem_p)
+			if (scn_nr >= (*mem_p)->start_section_nr &&
+			    scn_nr <= (*mem_p)->end_section_nr) {
+				mem = *mem_p;
+				kobject_get(&mem->dev.kobj);
+			}
+	} else
+		mem = find_memory_block(section);
+
 	if (mem) {
 		mem->section_count++;
 		kobject_put(&mem->dev.kobj);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		ret = init_memory_block(&mem, section, state);
+		/* store memory_block pointer for next loop */
+		if (!ret && context == BOOT)
+			if (mem_p)
+				*mem_p = mem;
+	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (context == HOTPLUG &&
@@ -627,7 +644,7 @@
  */
 int register_new_memory(int nid, struct mem_section *section)
 {
-	return add_memory_section(nid, section, MEM_OFFLINE, HOTPLUG);
+	return add_memory_section(nid, section, NULL, MEM_OFFLINE, HOTPLUG);
 }
 
 int unregister_memory_section(struct mem_section *section)
@@ -647,6 +664,7 @@
 	int ret;
 	int err;
 	unsigned long block_sz;
+	struct memory_block *mem = NULL;
 
 	ret = subsys_system_register(&memory_subsys, NULL);
 	if (ret)
@@ -662,7 +680,10 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_MEM_SECTIONS; i++) {
 		if (!present_section_nr(i))
 			continue;
-		err = add_memory_section(0, __nr_to_section(i), MEM_ONLINE,
+		/* don't need to reuse memory_block if only one per block */
+		err = add_memory_section(0, __nr_to_section(i),
+				 (sections_per_block == 1) ? NULL : &mem,
+					 MEM_ONLINE,
 					 BOOT);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = err;
diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 44f427a..90aa2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -456,7 +456,15 @@
 		if (!present_section_nr(section_nr))
 			continue;
 		mem_sect = __nr_to_section(section_nr);
+
+		/* same memblock ? */
+		if (mem_blk)
+			if ((section_nr >= mem_blk->start_section_nr) &&
+			    (section_nr <= mem_blk->end_section_nr))
+				continue;
+
 		mem_blk = find_memory_block_hinted(mem_sect, mem_blk);
+
 		ret = register_mem_sect_under_node(mem_blk, nid);
 		if (!err)
 			err = ret;