diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 4773b58e5f..3c612fd3c2 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+#include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_uapi.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
 
@@ -817,6 +818,7 @@ static int _sde_kms_release_splash_buffer(unsigned int mem_addr,
 	pfn_start = mem_addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	pfn_end = (mem_addr + splash_buffer_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
+	ret = memblock_free(mem_addr, splash_buffer_size);
 	if (ret) {
 		SDE_ERROR("continuous splash memory free failed:%d\n", ret);
 		return ret;