diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index f73a89850a25f49c8ec0a7c4fc0ede9b37b85726..fa67e4006960dc7d26e3f8d9fb9bc02ff288e665 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void *alloc_progmem(unsigned long len)
 	 * This means you must tell Linux to use less memory than you
 	 * physically have, for example by passing a mem= boot argument.
 	 */
-	addr = pfn_to_kaddr(max_pfn);
+	addr = pfn_to_kaddr(max_low_pfn);
 	memset(addr, 0, len);
 #else
 	/* simple grab some mem for now */