diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
index e46a6a4..70e560c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,22 @@ void __init adjust_lowmem_bounds(void)
 	 */
 	vmalloc_limit = (u64)(uintptr_t)vmalloc_min - PAGE_OFFSET + PHYS_OFFSET;
 
+	/*
+	 * The first usable region must be PMD aligned. Mark its start
+	 * as MEMBLOCK_NOMAP if it isn't
+	 */
+	for_each_memblock(memory, reg) {
+		if (!memblock_is_nomap(reg)) {
+			if (!IS_ALIGNED(reg->base, PMD_SIZE)) {
+				phys_addr_t len;
+
+				len = round_up(reg->base, PMD_SIZE) - reg->base;
+				memblock_mark_nomap(reg->base, len);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	for_each_memblock(memory, reg) {
 		phys_addr_t block_start = reg->base;
 		phys_addr_t block_end = reg->base + reg->size;