diff --git a/arch/mn10300/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/mn10300/mm/pgtable.c
index bd9ada6..e77a7c7 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@
 #else
 	pte = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_REPEAT, 0);
 #endif
-	if (pte)
-		clear_highpage(pte);
+	if (!pte)
+		return NULL;
+	clear_highpage(pte);
+	if (!pgtable_page_ctor(pte)) {
+		__free_page(pte);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	return pte;
 }