diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
index fd5d0c8ff695..04ad651d13a0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ static int __init mvebu_scan_mem(unsigned long node, const char *uname,
 		base = dt_mem_next_cell(dt_root_addr_cells, &reg);
 		size = dt_mem_next_cell(dt_root_size_cells, &reg);
 
+		if (size < MVEBU_DDR_TRAINING_AREA_SZ)
+			pr_warn("Too little memory to reserve for DDR training\n");
+
 		memblock_reserve(base, MVEBU_DDR_TRAINING_AREA_SZ);
 	}