diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 18f8f0140fa0..e083fac08aed 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 		initrd_start = 0;
 	}
 #endif
-	page_ext_init();
 	kmemleak_init();
 	debug_objects_mem_init();
 	setup_per_cpu_pageset();
@@ -1140,6 +1139,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	sched_init_smp();
 
 	page_alloc_init_late();
+	/* Initialize page ext after all struct pages are initialized. */
+	page_ext_init();
 
 	do_basic_setup();
 
diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c
index a9826da84ccb..4961f13b6ec1 100644
--- a/mm/page_ext.c
+++ b/mm/page_ext.c
@@ -398,10 +398,8 @@ void __init page_ext_init(void)
 			 * We know some arch can have a nodes layout such as
 			 * -------------pfn-------------->
 			 * N0 | N1 | N2 | N0 | N1 | N2|....
-			 *
-			 * Take into account DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT.
 			 */
-			if (early_pfn_to_nid(pfn) != nid)
+			if (pfn_to_nid(pfn) != nid)
 				continue;
 			if (init_section_page_ext(pfn, nid))
 				goto oom;