diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c b/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
index c861c0f0df73..589370a21b12 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ pgtable_t pte_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm)
 		return NULL;
 	page = pfn_to_page(__nocache_pa((unsigned long)ptep) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	if (!pgtable_pte_page_ctor(page)) {
-		__free_page(page);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return ptep;