diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
index e6d91819da92..28b9ffd85db0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ pgtable_t pte_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	if (!page)
 		return NULL;
 	if (!pgtable_pte_page_ctor(page)) {
-		free_unref_page(page);
+		__free_page(page);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return (pte_t *) page_address(page);