diff --git a/include/asm-um/pgtable-3level.h b/include/asm-um/pgtable-3level.h
index aa82b88db805..3ebafbaacb24 100644
--- a/include/asm-um/pgtable-3level.h
+++ b/include/asm-um/pgtable-3level.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 
 static inline void pud_clear (pud_t *pud)
 {
-        set_pud(pud, __pud(0));
+	set_pud(pud, __pud(_PAGE_NEWPAGE));
 }
 
 #define pud_page(pud) phys_to_page(pud_val(pud) & PAGE_MASK)