diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index bc0f9e0bcf22..4c17fda5c2ff 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 		initrd_start = 0;
 	}
 #endif
+	page_ext_init();
 	debug_objects_mem_init();
 	kmemleak_init();
 	setup_per_cpu_pageset();
@@ -1003,8 +1004,6 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	sched_init_smp();
 
 	page_alloc_init_late();
-	/* Initialize page ext after all struct pages are initializaed */
-	page_ext_init();
 
 	do_basic_setup();
 
diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c
index 2d864e64f7fe..44a4c029c8e7 100644
--- a/mm/page_ext.c
+++ b/mm/page_ext.c
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ void __init page_ext_init(void)
 			 * We know some arch can have a nodes layout such as
 			 * -------------pfn-------------->
 			 * N0 | N1 | N2 | N0 | N1 | N2|....
+			 *
+			 * Take into account DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT.
 			 */
-			if (pfn_to_nid(pfn) != nid)
+			if (early_pfn_to_nid(pfn) != nid)
 				continue;
 			if (init_section_page_ext(pfn, nid))
 				goto oom;