diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
index 96e0264ac961..9188c8d87437 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/head.S
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ENTRY(parisc_kernel_start)
 
 	.import __bss_start,data
 	.import __bss_stop,data
+	.import __end,data
 
 	load32		PA(__bss_start),%r3
 	load32		PA(__bss_stop),%r4
@@ -149,7 +150,11 @@ $cpu_ok:
 	 * everything ... it will get remapped correctly later */
 	ldo		0+_PAGE_KERNEL_RWX(%r0),%r3 /* Hardwired 0 phys addr start */
 	load32		(1<<(KERNEL_INITIAL_ORDER-PAGE_SHIFT)),%r11 /* PFN count */
-	load32		PA(pg0),%r1
+	load32		PA(_end),%r1
+	SHRREG		%r1,PAGE_SHIFT,%r1  /* %r1 is PFN count for _end symbol */
+	cmpb,<<,n	%r11,%r1,1f
+	copy		%r1,%r11	/* %r1 PFN count smaller than %r11 */
+1:	load32		PA(pg0),%r1
 
 $pgt_fill_loop:
 	STREGM          %r3,ASM_PTE_ENTRY_SIZE(%r1)