diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index c9b4336..9a56580 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
 	unsigned long i;
 	struct page *page;
 
+	if (HPAGE_SHIFT == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUMNODES; ++i)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hugepage_freelists[i]);