diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 7361d00818e2..662036bdc65e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ static size_t sizeof_nfit_set_info(int num_mappings)
 		+ num_mappings * sizeof(struct nfit_set_info_map);
 }
 
-static int cmp_map(const void *m0, const void *m1)
+static int cmp_map_compat(const void *m0, const void *m1)
 {
 	const struct nfit_set_info_map *map0 = m0;
 	const struct nfit_set_info_map *map1 = m1;
@@ -1612,6 +1612,14 @@ static int cmp_map(const void *m0, const void *m1)
 			sizeof(u64));
 }
 
+static int cmp_map(const void *m0, const void *m1)
+{
+	const struct nfit_set_info_map *map0 = m0;
+	const struct nfit_set_info_map *map1 = m1;
+
+	return map0->region_offset - map1->region_offset;
+}
+
 /* Retrieve the nth entry referencing this spa */
 static struct acpi_nfit_memory_map *memdev_from_spa(
 		struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, u16 range_index, int n)
@@ -1667,6 +1675,12 @@ static int acpi_nfit_init_interleave_set(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	sort(&info->mapping[0], nr, sizeof(struct nfit_set_info_map),
 			cmp_map, NULL);
 	nd_set->cookie = nd_fletcher64(info, sizeof_nfit_set_info(nr), 0);
+
+	/* support namespaces created with the wrong sort order */
+	sort(&info->mapping[0], nr, sizeof(struct nfit_set_info_map),
+			cmp_map_compat, NULL);
+	nd_set->altcookie = nd_fletcher64(info, sizeof_nfit_set_info(nr), 0);
+
 	ndr_desc->nd_set = nd_set;
 	devm_kfree(dev, info);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index ce3e8dfa10ad..1b481a5fb966 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -1700,6 +1700,7 @@ static int select_pmem_id(struct nd_region *nd_region, u8 *pmem_id)
 struct device *create_namespace_pmem(struct nd_region *nd_region,
 		struct nd_namespace_label *nd_label)
 {
+	u64 altcookie = nd_region_interleave_set_altcookie(nd_region);
 	u64 cookie = nd_region_interleave_set_cookie(nd_region);
 	struct nd_label_ent *label_ent;
 	struct nd_namespace_pmem *nspm;
@@ -1718,7 +1719,11 @@ struct device *create_namespace_pmem(struct nd_region *nd_region,
 	if (__le64_to_cpu(nd_label->isetcookie) != cookie) {
 		dev_dbg(&nd_region->dev, "invalid cookie in label: %pUb\n",
 				nd_label->uuid);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+		if (__le64_to_cpu(nd_label->isetcookie) != altcookie)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+
+		dev_dbg(&nd_region->dev, "valid altcookie in label: %pUb\n",
+				nd_label->uuid);
 	}
 
 	nspm = kzalloc(sizeof(*nspm), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1733,9 +1738,14 @@ struct device *create_namespace_pmem(struct nd_region *nd_region,
 	res->name = dev_name(&nd_region->dev);
 	res->flags = IORESOURCE_MEM;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nd_region->ndr_mappings; i++)
-		if (!has_uuid_at_pos(nd_region, nd_label->uuid, cookie, i))
-			break;
+	for (i = 0; i < nd_region->ndr_mappings; i++) {
+		if (has_uuid_at_pos(nd_region, nd_label->uuid, cookie, i))
+			continue;
+		if (has_uuid_at_pos(nd_region, nd_label->uuid, altcookie, i))
+			continue;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	if (i < nd_region->ndr_mappings) {
 		struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd = to_ndd(&nd_region->mapping[i]);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
index 35dd75057e16..2a99c83aa19f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ struct nd_region *to_nd_region(struct device *dev);
 int nd_region_to_nstype(struct nd_region *nd_region);
 int nd_region_register_namespaces(struct nd_region *nd_region, int *err);
 u64 nd_region_interleave_set_cookie(struct nd_region *nd_region);
+u64 nd_region_interleave_set_altcookie(struct nd_region *nd_region);
 void nvdimm_bus_lock(struct device *dev);
 void nvdimm_bus_unlock(struct device *dev);
 bool is_nvdimm_bus_locked(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
index 7cd705f3247c..b7cb5066d961 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
@@ -505,6 +505,15 @@ u64 nd_region_interleave_set_cookie(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+u64 nd_region_interleave_set_altcookie(struct nd_region *nd_region)
+{
+	struct nd_interleave_set *nd_set = nd_region->nd_set;
+
+	if (nd_set)
+		return nd_set->altcookie;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void nd_mapping_free_labels(struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping)
 {
 	struct nd_label_ent *label_ent, *e;
diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
index 8458c5351e56..77e7af32543f 100644
--- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
+++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ struct nd_cmd_desc {
 
 struct nd_interleave_set {
 	u64 cookie;
+	/* compatibility with initial buggy Linux implementation */
+	u64 altcookie;
 };
 
 struct nd_mapping_desc {
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
index 45be8b55a663..798f17655433 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 0+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 4+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA0_SIZE/2;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[0];
+	memdev->region_offset = 1;
 	memdev->address = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 2;
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 0+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 5+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA0_SIZE/2;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[0] + SPA0_SIZE/2;
+	memdev->region_offset = (1 << 8);
 	memdev->address = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 2;
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 1+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 4+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA1_SIZE/4;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[1];
+	memdev->region_offset = (1 << 16);
 	memdev->address = SPA0_SIZE/2;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 4;
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 1+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 5+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA1_SIZE/4;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[1] + SPA1_SIZE/4;
+	memdev->region_offset = (1 << 24);
 	memdev->address = SPA0_SIZE/2;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 4;
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 1+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 6+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA1_SIZE/4;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[1] + 2*SPA1_SIZE/4;
+	memdev->region_offset = (1ULL << 32);
 	memdev->address = SPA0_SIZE/2;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 4;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 	memdev->range_index = 1+1;
 	memdev->region_index = 7+1;
 	memdev->region_size = SPA1_SIZE/4;
-	memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[1] + 3*SPA1_SIZE/4;
+	memdev->region_offset = (1ULL << 40);
 	memdev->address = SPA0_SIZE/2;
 	memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 	memdev->interleave_ways = 4;
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ static void nfit_test0_setup(struct nfit_test *t)
 		memdev->range_index = 11+1;
 		memdev->region_index = 9+1;
 		memdev->region_size = SPA0_SIZE;
-		memdev->region_offset = t->spa_set_dma[2];
+		memdev->region_offset = (1ULL << 48);
 		memdev->address = 0;
 		memdev->interleave_index = 0;
 		memdev->interleave_ways = 1;