diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
index eb2946b1df8a4..6139c5700ccc9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ unsigned long __init bootmem_init(unsigned long *pages_avail)
 	size = memblock_phys_mem_size() - memblock_reserved_size();
 	*pages_avail = (size >> PAGE_SHIFT) - high_pages;
 
+	/* Only allow low memory to be allocated via memblock allocation */
+	memblock_set_current_limit(max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+
 	return max_pfn;
 }