diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index f921fdfb5430..ac5c626b44a9 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -1650,6 +1650,16 @@ int __init pcpu_embed_first_chunk(size_t reserved_size, size_t dyn_size,
 		areas[group] = ptr;
 
 		base = min(ptr, base);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Copy data and free unused parts.  This should happen after all
+	 * allocations are complete; otherwise, we may end up with
+	 * overlapping groups.
+	 */
+	for (group = 0; group < ai->nr_groups; group++) {
+		struct pcpu_group_info *gi = &ai->groups[group];
+		void *ptr = areas[group];
 
 		for (i = 0; i < gi->nr_units; i++, ptr += ai->unit_size) {
 			if (gi->cpu_map[i] == NR_CPUS) {