diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/consistent.c b/arch/arm/mm/consistent.c
index c2ee18d..8a1bfcd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/consistent.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/consistent.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@
 		pte = consistent_pte[idx] + off;
 		c->vm_pages = page;
 
+		split_page(page, order);
+
 		/*
 		 * Set the "dma handle"
 		 */
@@ -231,7 +233,6 @@
 		do {
 			BUG_ON(!pte_none(*pte));
 
-			set_page_count(page, 1);
 			/*
 			 * x86 does not mark the pages reserved...
 			 */
@@ -250,7 +251,6 @@
 		 * Free the otherwise unused pages.
 		 */
 		while (page < end) {
-			set_page_count(page, 1);
 			__free_page(page);
 			page++;
 		}