diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/board-gpr.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/board-gpr.c
index 9edc35ff8cf1..acf9a2a37f5a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/board-gpr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/board-gpr.c
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	prom_init_cmdline();
 
 	memsize_str = prom_getenv("memsize");
-	if (!memsize_str)
+	if (!memsize_str || kstrtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize))
 		memsize = 0x04000000;
-	else
-		strict_strtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize);
 	add_memory_region(0, memsize, BOOT_MEM_RAM);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/board-mtx1.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/board-mtx1.c
index 9969dbab19e3..25a59a23547e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/board-mtx1.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/board-mtx1.c
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	prom_init_cmdline();
 
 	memsize_str = prom_getenv("memsize");
-	if (!memsize_str)
+	if (!memsize_str || kstrtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize))
 		memsize = 0x04000000;
-	else
-		strict_strtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize);
 	add_memory_region(0, memsize, BOOT_MEM_RAM);
 }