diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/lmb.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/lmb.c
index bbe3eac..d9c76ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/lmb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/lmb.c
@@ -226,6 +226,20 @@
 unsigned long __init lmb_alloc_base(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
 				    unsigned long max_addr)
 {
+	unsigned long alloc;
+
+	alloc = __lmb_alloc_base(size, align, max_addr);
+
+	if (alloc < 0)
+		panic("ERROR: Failed to allocate 0x%lx bytes below 0x%lx.\n",
+				size, max_addr);
+
+	return alloc;
+}
+
+unsigned long __init __lmb_alloc_base(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
+				    unsigned long max_addr)
+{
 	long i, j;
 	unsigned long base = 0;