diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/numa.c b/arch/alpha/mm/numa.c
index 7b2c56d8f930b..3973ae3957720 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/numa.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 			zones_size[ZONE_DMA] = dma_local_pfn;
 			zones_size[ZONE_NORMAL] = (end_pfn - start_pfn) - dma_local_pfn;
 		}
+		node_set_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
 		free_area_init_node(nid, zones_size, start_pfn, NULL);
 	}