diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
index 3d3414c14792..965655afdbb6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ bool kern_addr_valid(unsigned long addr)
 	if ((long)addr < 0L) {
 		unsigned long pa = __pa(addr);
 
-		if ((addr >> max_phys_bits) != 0UL)
+		if ((pa >> max_phys_bits) != 0UL)
 			return false;
 
 		return pfn_valid(pa >> PAGE_SHIFT);