diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
index 99f7a68738f0..2450b21cc28a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ nodemask_t numa_nodes_parsed __initdata;
 struct pglist_data *node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(node_data);
 
-static struct numa_meminfo numa_meminfo
-#ifndef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
-__initdata
-#endif
-;
+static struct numa_meminfo numa_meminfo __initdata_or_meminfo;
 
 static int numa_distance_cnt;
 static u8 *numa_distance;
diff --git a/include/linux/numa.h b/include/linux/numa.h
index 20f4e44b186c..5773cd2613fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/numa.h
+++ b/include/linux/numa.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 #define	NUMA_NO_NODE	(-1)
 
+/* optionally keep NUMA memory info available post init */
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_KEEP_MEMINFO
+#define __initdata_or_meminfo
+#else
+#define __initdata_or_meminfo __initdata
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 int numa_map_to_online_node(int node);
 #else
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index ab80933be65f..328268473fec 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ config HAVE_FAST_GUP
 config ARCH_KEEP_MEMBLOCK
 	bool
 
+# Keep arch NUMA mapping infrastructure post-init.
+config NUMA_KEEP_MEMINFO
+	bool
+
 config MEMORY_ISOLATION
 	bool
 
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ config MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 	bool "Allow for memory hot-add"
 	depends on SPARSEMEM || X86_64_ACPI_NUMA
 	depends on ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+	select NUMA_KEEP_MEMINFO if NUMA
 
 config MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE
 	def_bool y