diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
index ecd028854469..68ae77069d23 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ extern void __update_cache(pte_t pte);
 
 /* This calculates the number of initial pages we need for the initial
  * page tables */
-#if (KERNEL_INITIAL_ORDER) >= (PMD_SHIFT)
-# define PT_INITIAL	(1 << (KERNEL_INITIAL_ORDER - PMD_SHIFT))
+#if (KERNEL_INITIAL_ORDER) >= (PLD_SHIFT + BITS_PER_PTE)
+# define PT_INITIAL	(1 << (KERNEL_INITIAL_ORDER - PLD_SHIFT - BITS_PER_PTE))
 #else
 # define PT_INITIAL	(1)  /* all initial PTEs fit into one page */
 #endif