diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
index adc497b93f03746aca087a71233b806a5790bf96..8ada9bbfad583f32e6c14b0f324db906440b0f4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa.c
@@ -944,14 +944,12 @@ static struct numa_memblk *numa_memblk_list[NR_NODE_MEMBLKS] __initdata;
  * @start: address to begin fill
  * @end: address to end fill
  *
- * Find and extend numa_meminfo memblks to cover the @start-@end
- * physical address range, such that the first memblk includes
- * @start, the last memblk includes @end, and any gaps in between
- * are filled.
+ * Find and extend numa_meminfo memblks to cover the physical
+ * address range @start-@end
  *
  * RETURNS:
  * 0		  : Success
- * NUMA_NO_MEMBLK : No memblk exists in @start-@end range
+ * NUMA_NO_MEMBLK : No memblks exist in address range @start-@end
  */
 
 int __init numa_fill_memblks(u64 start, u64 end)
@@ -963,17 +961,14 @@ int __init numa_fill_memblks(u64 start, u64 end)
 
 	/*
 	 * Create a list of pointers to numa_meminfo memblks that
-	 * overlap start, end. Exclude (start == bi->end) since
-	 * end addresses in both a CFMWS range and a memblk range
-	 * are exclusive.
-	 *
-	 * This list of pointers is used to make in-place changes
-	 * that fill out the numa_meminfo memblks.
+	 * overlap start, end. The list is used to make in-place
+	 * changes that fill out the numa_meminfo memblks.
 	 */
 	for (int i = 0; i < mi->nr_blks; i++) {
 		struct numa_memblk *bi = &mi->blk[i];
 
-		if (start < bi->end && end >= bi->start) {
+		if (memblock_addrs_overlap(start, end - start, bi->start,
+					   bi->end - bi->start)) {
 			blk[count] = &mi->blk[i];
 			count++;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/memblock.h b/include/linux/memblock.h
index b695f9e946dabb46f08e1d1688d275bb3ff35b49..e2082240586d00b5f21af7b3f9e0ca6176b5884a 100644
--- a/include/linux/memblock.h
+++ b/include/linux/memblock.h
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ int memblock_reserve(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 int memblock_physmem_add(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 #endif
 void memblock_trim_memory(phys_addr_t align);
+unsigned long memblock_addrs_overlap(phys_addr_t base1, phys_addr_t size1,
+				     phys_addr_t base2, phys_addr_t size2);
 bool memblock_overlaps_region(struct memblock_type *type,
 			      phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 bool memblock_validate_numa_coverage(unsigned long threshold_bytes);
diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 4dcb2ee35eca856a43694f4402dea0c1c9bf6d8a..964eb72db539e180331545e893ac6df8758d1156 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ static inline phys_addr_t memblock_cap_size(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t *size)
 /*
  * Address comparison utilities
  */
-static unsigned long __init_memblock memblock_addrs_overlap(phys_addr_t base1, phys_addr_t size1,
-				       phys_addr_t base2, phys_addr_t size2)
+unsigned long __init_memblock
+memblock_addrs_overlap(phys_addr_t base1, phys_addr_t size1, phys_addr_t base2,
+		       phys_addr_t size2)
 {
 	return ((base1 < (base2 + size2)) && (base2 < (base1 + size1)));
 }