diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index f800872f867b..39b9f311c4ef 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -93,15 +93,11 @@ do {							\
 
 static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 {
-	pmd_t *pmd = NULL;
-	struct page *pg;
+	pmd_t *pmd;
 
-	pg = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ACCOUNT, PMD_ORDER);
-	if (pg) {
-		pgtable_pmd_page_ctor(pg);
-		pmd = (pmd_t *)page_address(pg);
+	pmd = (pmd_t *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, PMD_ORDER);
+	if (pmd)
 		pmd_init((unsigned long)pmd, (unsigned long)invalid_pte_table);
-	}
 	return pmd;
 }