diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index ab08a0114f..4e7cf6ebe9 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ int fdt_shrink_to_minimum(void *blob, uint extrasize)
 	uint64_t addr, size;
 	int total, ret;
 	uint actualsize;
+	int fdt_memrsv = 0;
 
 	if (!blob)
 		return 0;
@@ -606,6 +607,7 @@ int fdt_shrink_to_minimum(void *blob, uint extrasize)
 		fdt_get_mem_rsv(blob, i, &addr, &size);
 		if (addr == (uintptr_t)blob) {
 			fdt_del_mem_rsv(blob, i);
+			fdt_memrsv = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -627,10 +629,12 @@ int fdt_shrink_to_minimum(void *blob, uint extrasize)
 	/* Change the fdt header to reflect the correct size */
 	fdt_set_totalsize(blob, actualsize);
 
-	/* Add the new reservation */
-	ret = fdt_add_mem_rsv(blob, map_to_sysmem(blob), actualsize);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	if (fdt_memrsv) {
+		/* Add the new reservation */
+		ret = fdt_add_mem_rsv(blob, map_to_sysmem(blob), actualsize);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	return actualsize;
 }