diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index 1b6e1271719f..6ec6c1997b3a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@ void __init early_init_mmu(void)
 	/* Initialize stab / SLB management */
 	if (mmu_has_feature(MMU_FTR_SLB))
 		slb_initialize();
+	else
+		stab_initialize(get_paca()->stab_real);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP