diff --git a/arch/ppc/mm/init.c b/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
index be02a7fec2b7..363c157e3617 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void free_initmem(void)
 	if (!have_of)
 		FREESEC(openfirmware);
  	printk("\n");
+	ppc_md.progress = NULL;
 #undef FREESEC
 }