diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
index d157310eb377..caeb4184e8a6 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/init.c
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ static void __init map_ram(void)
 			}
 
 			/* Alloc one page for holding PTE's... */
-			pte = (pte_t *) __va(memblock_phys_alloc(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE));
+			pte = memblock_alloc_raw(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
+			if (!pte)
+				panic("%s: Failed to allocate page for PTEs\n",
+				      __func__);
 			set_pmd(pme, __pmd(_KERNPG_TABLE + __pa(pte)));
 
 			/* Fill the newly allocated page with PTE'S */