diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index 132454c7b4..ba97d9ec56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ u32 omap_sdram_size(void)
 {
 	u32 section, i, valid;
 	u64 sdram_start = 0, sdram_end = 0, addr,
-	    size, total_size = 0, trap_size = 0;
+	    size, total_size = 0, trap_size = 0, trap_start = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		section	= __raw_readl(DMM_BASE + i*4);
@@ -208,12 +208,15 @@ u32 omap_sdram_size(void)
 					sdram_end = addr + size;
 			} else {
 				trap_size = size;
+				trap_start = addr;
 			}
-
 		}
-
 	}
-	total_size = (sdram_end - sdram_start) - (trap_size);
+
+	if ((trap_start >= sdram_start) && (trap_start < sdram_end))
+		total_size = (sdram_end - sdram_start) - (trap_size);
+	else
+		total_size = sdram_end - sdram_start;
 
 	return total_size;
 }