diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa/hmat.c b/drivers/acpi/numa/hmat.c
index d6b85f0f6082..28812ec2c793 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa/hmat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa/hmat.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ static LIST_HEAD(targets);
 static LIST_HEAD(initiators);
 static LIST_HEAD(localities);
 
+static LIST_HEAD(hmat_memory_types);
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(target_lock);
 
 /*
@@ -149,6 +151,12 @@ int acpi_get_genport_coordinates(u32 uid,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(acpi_get_genport_coordinates, CXL);
 
+struct memory_dev_type *hmat_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist)
+{
+	return find_alloc_memory_type(adist, &hmat_memory_types);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hmat_find_alloc_memory_type);
+
 static __init void alloc_memory_initiator(unsigned int cpu_pxm)
 {
 	struct memory_initiator *initiator;
@@ -1038,6 +1046,9 @@ static __init int hmat_init(void)
 	if (!hmat_set_default_dram_perf())
 		register_mt_adistance_algorithm(&hmat_adist_nb);
 
+	/* Post-create CPUless memory tiers after getting HMAT info */
+	memory_tier_late_init();
+
 	return 0;
 out_put:
 	hmat_free_structures();
diff --git a/drivers/dax/kmem.c b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
index 42ee360cf4e3..aee17ab59f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/kmem.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/kmem.c
@@ -55,21 +55,10 @@ static LIST_HEAD(kmem_memory_types);
 
 static struct memory_dev_type *kmem_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist)
 {
-	bool found = false;
 	struct memory_dev_type *mtype;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(mtype, &kmem_memory_types, list) {
-		if (mtype->adistance == adist) {
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!found) {
-		mtype = alloc_memory_type(adist);
-		if (!IS_ERR(mtype))
-			list_add(&mtype->list, &kmem_memory_types);
-	}
+	mtype = find_alloc_memory_type(adist, &kmem_memory_types);
 	mutex_unlock(&kmem_memory_type_lock);
 
 	return mtype;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index b7165e52b3c6..3f927ff01f02 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -434,12 +434,18 @@ int thermal_acpi_critical_trip_temp(struct acpi_device *adev, int *ret_temp);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HMAT
 int acpi_get_genport_coordinates(u32 uid, struct access_coordinate *coord);
+struct memory_dev_type *hmat_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist);
 #else
 static inline int acpi_get_genport_coordinates(u32 uid,
 					       struct access_coordinate *coord)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
+
+static inline struct memory_dev_type *hmat_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA
diff --git a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
index 69e781900082..4bc2596c5774 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ int mt_calc_adistance(int node, int *adist);
 int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
 			     const char *source);
 int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist);
+struct memory_dev_type *find_alloc_memory_type(int adist,
+							struct list_head *memory_types);
+void memory_tier_late_init(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
 int next_demotion_node(int node);
 void node_get_allowed_targets(pg_data_t *pgdat, nodemask_t *targets);
@@ -136,5 +139,10 @@ static inline int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adis
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
+
+static inline void memory_tier_late_init(void)
+{
+
+}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NUMA */
 #endif  /* _LINUX_MEMORY_TIERS_H */
diff --git a/mm/memory-tiers.c b/mm/memory-tiers.c
index 0537664620e5..79f748d60e6f 100644
--- a/mm/memory-tiers.c
+++ b/mm/memory-tiers.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/memory.h>
 #include <linux/memory-tiers.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct node_memory_type_map {
 };
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(memory_tier_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(mt_perf_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(memory_tiers);
 static struct node_memory_type_map node_memory_types[MAX_NUMNODES];
 struct memory_dev_type *default_dram_type;
@@ -623,6 +625,58 @@ void clear_node_memory_type(int node, struct memory_dev_type *memtype)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clear_node_memory_type);
 
+struct memory_dev_type *find_alloc_memory_type(int adist, struct list_head *memory_types)
+{
+	bool found = false;
+	struct memory_dev_type *mtype;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mtype, memory_types, list) {
+		if (mtype->adistance == adist) {
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!found) {
+		mtype = alloc_memory_type(adist);
+		if (!IS_ERR(mtype))
+			list_add(&mtype->list, memory_types);
+	}
+
+	return mtype;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_alloc_memory_type);
+
+static void memory_tier_late_create(int node)
+{
+	struct memory_dev_type *mtype = NULL;
+	int adist = MEMTIER_ADISTANCE_DRAM;
+
+	mt_calc_adistance(node, &adist);
+	if (adist != MEMTIER_ADISTANCE_DRAM) {
+		mtype = hmat_find_alloc_memory_type(adist);
+		if (!IS_ERR(mtype))
+			__init_node_memory_type(node, mtype);
+		else
+			pr_err("Failed to allocate a memory type at %s()\n", __func__);
+	}
+
+	set_node_memory_tier(node);
+}
+
+void memory_tier_late_init(void)
+{
+	int nid;
+
+	mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
+	for_each_node_state(nid, N_MEMORY)
+		if (!node_state(nid, N_CPU))
+			memory_tier_late_create(nid);
+
+	establish_demotion_targets();
+	mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(memory_tier_late_init);
+
 static void dump_hmem_attrs(struct access_coordinate *coord, const char *prefix)
 {
 	pr_info(
@@ -636,7 +690,7 @@ int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&mt_perf_lock);
 	if (default_dram_perf_error) {
 		rc = -EIO;
 		goto out;
@@ -684,7 +738,7 @@ int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
 	}
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&mt_perf_lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -700,7 +754,7 @@ int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist)
 	    perf->read_bandwidth + perf->write_bandwidth == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&mt_perf_lock);
 	/*
 	 * The abstract distance of a memory node is in direct proportion to
 	 * its memory latency (read + write) and inversely proportional to its
@@ -713,7 +767,7 @@ int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist)
 		(default_dram_perf.read_latency + default_dram_perf.write_latency) *
 		(default_dram_perf.read_bandwidth + default_dram_perf.write_bandwidth) /
 		(perf->read_bandwidth + perf->write_bandwidth);
-	mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&mt_perf_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -836,6 +890,14 @@ static int __init memory_tier_init(void)
 	 * types assigned.
 	 */
 	for_each_node_state(node, N_MEMORY) {
+		if (!node_state(node, N_CPU))
+			/*
+			 * Defer memory tier initialization on CPUless numa nodes.
+			 * These will be initialized when HMAT information is
+			 * available.
+			 */
+			continue;
+
 		memtier = set_node_memory_tier(node);
 		if (IS_ERR(memtier))
 			/*
