diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c b/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
index 35152cb3f6..6a462f3e5a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ int arch_fixup_fdt(void *blob)
 
 static int boot_setup_fdt(bootm_headers_t *images)
 {
+	images->initrd_start = virt_to_phys((void *)images->initrd_start);
+	images->initrd_end = virt_to_phys((void *)images->initrd_end);
 	return image_setup_libfdt(images, images->ft_addr, images->ft_len,
 		&images->lmb);
 }