diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index eb70c2d0a6a93..d5acb9e96d596 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ config MACH_INGENIC
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select BUILTIN_DTB
 	select USE_OF
+	select LIBFDT
 
 config LANTIQ
 	bool "Lantiq based platforms"
diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/Makefile b/arch/mips/jz4740/Makefile
index 7636432af6eea..70a9578cc6db7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 obj-y += prom.o time.o reset.o setup.o \
 	gpio.o platform.o timer.o serial.o
 
+CFLAGS_setup.o = -I$(src)/../../../scripts/dtc/libfdt
+
 # board specific support
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_JZ4740_QI_LB60)	+= board-qi_lb60.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
index 8c08d7dcda669..1bed3cb062b31 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/libfdt.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
@@ -55,9 +56,14 @@ static void __init jz4740_detect_mem(void)
 
 void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 {
+	int offset;
+
 	jz4740_reset_init();
-	jz4740_detect_mem();
 	__dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
+
+	offset = fdt_path_offset(__dtb_start, "/memory");
+	if (offset < 0)
+		jz4740_detect_mem();
 }
 
 void __init device_tree_init(void)