diff --git a/include/linux/bootconfig.h b/include/linux/bootconfig.h
index e5ee2c694401..3f4b4ac527ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/bootconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/bootconfig.h
@@ -288,7 +288,12 @@ int __init xbc_init(const char *buf, size_t size, const char **emsg, int *epos);
 int __init xbc_get_info(int *node_size, size_t *data_size);
 
 /* XBC cleanup data structures */
-void __init xbc_exit(void);
+void __init _xbc_exit(bool early);
+
+static inline void xbc_exit(void)
+{
+	_xbc_exit(false);
+}
 
 /* XBC embedded bootconfig data in kernel */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG_EMBED
diff --git a/lib/bootconfig.c b/lib/bootconfig.c
index c59d26068a64..8841554432d5 100644
--- a/lib/bootconfig.c
+++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ static inline void * __init xbc_alloc_mem(size_t size)
 	return memblock_alloc(size, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
 }
 
-static inline void __init xbc_free_mem(void *addr, size_t size)
+static inline void __init xbc_free_mem(void *addr, size_t size, bool early)
 {
-	memblock_free(addr, size);
+	if (early)
+		memblock_free(addr, size);
+	else if (addr)
+		memblock_free_late(__pa(addr), size);
 }
 
 #else /* !__KERNEL__ */
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ static inline void *xbc_alloc_mem(size_t size)
 	return malloc(size);
 }
 
-static inline void xbc_free_mem(void *addr, size_t size)
+static inline void xbc_free_mem(void *addr, size_t size, bool early)
 {
 	free(addr);
 }
@@ -904,13 +907,13 @@ static int __init xbc_parse_tree(void)
  * If you need to reuse xbc_init() with new boot config, you can
  * use this.
  */
-void __init xbc_exit(void)
+void __init _xbc_exit(bool early)
 {
-	xbc_free_mem(xbc_data, xbc_data_size);
+	xbc_free_mem(xbc_data, xbc_data_size, early);
 	xbc_data = NULL;
 	xbc_data_size = 0;
 	xbc_node_num = 0;
-	xbc_free_mem(xbc_nodes, sizeof(struct xbc_node) * XBC_NODE_MAX);
+	xbc_free_mem(xbc_nodes, sizeof(struct xbc_node) * XBC_NODE_MAX, early);
 	xbc_nodes = NULL;
 	brace_index = 0;
 }
@@ -963,7 +966,7 @@ int __init xbc_init(const char *data, size_t size, const char **emsg, int *epos)
 	if (!xbc_nodes) {
 		if (emsg)
 			*emsg = "Failed to allocate bootconfig nodes";
-		xbc_exit();
+		_xbc_exit(true);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	memset(xbc_nodes, 0, sizeof(struct xbc_node) * XBC_NODE_MAX);
@@ -977,7 +980,7 @@ int __init xbc_init(const char *data, size_t size, const char **emsg, int *epos)
 			*epos = xbc_err_pos;
 		if (emsg)
 			*emsg = xbc_err_msg;
-		xbc_exit();
+		_xbc_exit(true);
 	} else
 		ret = xbc_node_num;