diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 679bf6d66487..4c9d382d7798 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ static inline struct page *pte_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	struct page *pte;
 
 	pte = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_REPEAT | __GFP_ZERO);
-
-	if (pte)
-		pgtable_page_ctor(pte);
-
+	if (!pte)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!pgtable_page_ctor(pte)) {
+		__free_page(pte);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	return pte;
 }