diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/init.c b/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
index 5d7a16e..df6df02 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/init.c
@@ -189,9 +189,21 @@
 
 	if (alpha_using_srm) {
 		static struct vm_struct console_remap_vm;
-		unsigned long vaddr = VMALLOC_START;
+		unsigned long nr_pages = 0;
+		unsigned long vaddr;
 		unsigned long i, j;
 
+		/* calculate needed size */
+		for (i = 0; i < crb->map_entries; ++i)
+			nr_pages += crb->map[i].count;
+
+		/* register the vm area */
+		console_remap_vm.flags = VM_ALLOC;
+		console_remap_vm.size = nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
+		vm_area_register_early(&console_remap_vm);
+
+		vaddr = (unsigned long)consle_remap_vm.addr;
+
 		/* Set up the third level PTEs and update the virtual
 		   addresses of the CRB entries.  */
 		for (i = 0; i < crb->map_entries; ++i) {
@@ -213,12 +225,6 @@
 				vaddr += PAGE_SIZE;
 			}
 		}
-
-		/* Let vmalloc know that we've allocated some space.  */
-		console_remap_vm.flags = VM_ALLOC;
-		console_remap_vm.addr = (void *) VMALLOC_START;
-		console_remap_vm.size = vaddr - VMALLOC_START;
-		vmlist = &console_remap_vm;
 	}
 
 	callback_init_done = 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
index 506e762..bbc0513 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
@@ -106,5 +106,6 @@
  */
 extern rwlock_t vmlist_lock;
 extern struct vm_struct *vmlist;
+extern __init void vm_area_register_early(struct vm_struct *vm);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_VMALLOC_H */
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index c37924a..d206261 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
+#include <linux/pfn.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -982,6 +983,29 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_map_ram);
 
+/**
+ * vm_area_register_early - register vmap area early during boot
+ * @vm: vm_struct to register
+ * @size: size of area to register
+ *
+ * This function is used to register kernel vm area before
+ * vmalloc_init() is called.  @vm->size and @vm->flags should contain
+ * proper values on entry and other fields should be zero.  On return,
+ * vm->addr contains the allocated address.
+ *
+ * DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
+ */
+void __init vm_area_register_early(struct vm_struct *vm)
+{
+	static size_t vm_init_off __initdata;
+
+	vm->addr = (void *)VMALLOC_START + vm_init_off;
+	vm_init_off = PFN_ALIGN(vm_init_off + vm->size);
+
+	vm->next = vmlist;
+	vmlist = vm;
+}
+
 void __init vmalloc_init(void)
 {
 	struct vmap_area *va;