diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index b57fbc636058..9ab206b829a2 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2160,6 +2160,12 @@ int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+/* Workaround for gcc 2.96 */
+int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED */
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
@@ -2188,6 +2194,12 @@ int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+/* Workaround for gcc 2.96 */
+int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
 
 int make_pages_present(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)