diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
index 08001729f5ee..e3f0da7b865d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ void __init setup_bootmem_allocator(unsigned long free_pfn)
 		__add_active_range(0, start_pfn, end_pfn);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Handle additional early reservations
+	 */
+	check_for_initrd();
+	reserve_crashkernel();
+
 	/*
 	 * Add all physical memory to the bootmem map and mark each
 	 * area as present.
@@ -290,10 +296,6 @@ void __init setup_bootmem_allocator(unsigned long free_pfn)
 	node_set_online(0);
 
 	sparse_memory_present_with_active_regions(0);
-
-	check_for_initrd();
-
-	reserve_crashkernel();
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES