diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
index 1b366c477687..63741f2e8d01 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
@@ -491,12 +491,8 @@ static void __init map_pages(unsigned long start_vaddr,
 						pte = pte_mkhuge(pte);
 				}
 
-				if (address >= end_paddr) {
-					if (force)
-						break;
-					else
-						pte_val(pte) = 0;
-				}
+				if (address >= end_paddr)
+					break;
 
 				set_pte(pg_table, pte);