diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b3c6e363ae181b..2075fafaad595a 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 		initrd_start = 0;
 	}
 #endif
-	page_ext_init();
 	debug_objects_mem_init();
 	kmemleak_init();
 	setup_per_cpu_pageset();
@@ -1004,6 +1003,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	sched_init_smp();
 
 	page_alloc_init_late();
+	/* Initialize page ext after all struct pages are initializaed */
+	page_ext_init();
 
 	do_basic_setup();