diff --git a/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c b/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
index b97b05fe8..ac2a4c556 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@ add_memory_regions (grub_efi_memory_descriptor_t *memory_map,
 	  pages = required_pages;
 	}
 
-      addr = grub_efi_allocate_fixed (start, pages);
+      addr = grub_efi_allocate_pages_real (start, pages,
+					   GRUB_EFI_ALLOCATE_ADDRESS,
+					   GRUB_EFI_LOADER_CODE);      
       if (! addr)
 	grub_fatal ("cannot allocate conventional memory %p with %u pages",
 		    (void *) ((grub_addr_t) start),