diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index e33e09df3cbc61ad11736776ef4138010df1de8e..63ae904a99a8eb3718f6a57ee515c12f0b60b8dc 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	/*
 	 * init can allocate pages on any node
 	 */
-	set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY]);
+	set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_MEMORY]);
 	/*
 	 * init can run on any cpu.
 	 */