diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/pgalloc.h b/include/asm-ppc/pgalloc.h
index 931b6de..bdefd1c 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/pgalloc.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/pgalloc.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte)	\
 		(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long)pte | _PMD_PRESENT)
 #define pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pte)	\
-		(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long)page_to_virt(pte) | _PMD_PRESENT)
+		(pmd_val(*(pmd)) = (unsigned long)lowmem_page_address(pte) | _PMD_PRESENT)
 #endif
 
 extern pte_t *pte_alloc_one_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);