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diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
index 311cd349a862..904fa09e6a6b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-init.c
@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@ static __init int is_usable_memory(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
case EFI_CONVENTIONAL_MEMORY:
case EFI_PERSISTENT_MEMORY:
/*
+ * Special purpose memory is 'soft reserved', which means it
+ * is set aside initially, but can be hotplugged back in or
+ * be assigned to the dax driver after boot.
+ */
+ if (efi_soft_reserve_enabled() &&
+ (md->attribute & EFI_MEMORY_SP))
+ return false;
+
+ /*
* According to the spec, these regions are no longer reserved
* after calling ExitBootServices(). However, we can only use
* them as System RAM if they can be mapped writeback cacheable.