diff --git a/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c b/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
index b65fc9be5..8e69da297 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ regions_claim (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
       err = grub_claimmap (addr, len);
       if (err)
 	return err;
-      grub_mm_init_region ((void *) (grub_addr_t) addr, len);
+      if (rcr->init_region)
+          grub_mm_init_region ((void *) (grub_addr_t) addr, len);
       rcr->total -= len;
     }
 
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ heap_init (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
   struct regions_claim_request rcr = {
     .flags = GRUB_MM_ADD_REGION_NONE,
     .total = *(grub_uint32_t *) data,
+    .init_region = true,
   };
   int ret;
 
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ region_claim (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
   struct regions_claim_request rcr = {
     .flags = GRUB_MM_ADD_REGION_CONSECUTIVE,
     .total = *(grub_uint32_t *) data,
+    .init_region = true,
   };
   int ret;
 
diff --git a/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h b/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
index 12fade5e4..523f51fc6 100644
--- a/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
+++ b/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 #ifndef GRUB_IEEE1275_ALLOC_HEADER
 #define GRUB_IEEE1275_ALLOC_HEADER	1
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include <grub/memory.h>
 
 struct regions_claim_request {
   unsigned int flags;     /* GRUB_MM_ADD_REGION_(NONE|CONSECUTIVE) */
   grub_uint32_t total;    /* number of requested bytes */
+  bool init_region;       /* whether to add memory to the heap using grub_mm_init_region() */
 };
 
 #endif /* GRUB_IEEE1275_ALLOC_HEADER */