diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 7756ddad3c85..0e7aedeaa05f 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ static void __init mm_init(void)
 	page_cgroup_init_flatmem();
 	mem_init();
 	kmem_cache_init();
+	pgtable_cache_init();
 	vmalloc_init();
 }
 
@@ -684,7 +685,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 		late_time_init();
 	calibrate_delay();
 	pidmap_init();
-	pgtable_cache_init();
 	anon_vma_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 	if (efi_enabled)