diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 46b489cacdd8..247d66675a91 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1070,6 +1070,23 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int check_hotplug_memory_range(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	u64 start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	u64 nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+	/* Memory range must be aligned with section */
+	if ((start_pfn & ~PAGE_SECTION_MASK) ||
+	    (nr_pages % PAGES_PER_SECTION) || (!nr_pages)) {
+		pr_err("Section-unaligned hotplug range: start 0x%llx, size 0x%llx\n",
+				(unsigned long long)start,
+				(unsigned long long)size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* we are OK calling __meminit stuff here - we have CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
 int __ref add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 {
@@ -1079,6 +1096,10 @@ int __ref add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = check_hotplug_memory_range(start, size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	lock_memory_hotplug();
 
 	res = register_memory_resource(start, size);
@@ -1786,6 +1807,8 @@ void __ref remove_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	BUG_ON(check_hotplug_memory_range(start, size));
+
 	lock_memory_hotplug();
 
 	/*