diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 65ca2e3d924b..a47209ffe40c 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ vm_page_initfake(vm_page_t m, vm_paddr_t paddr, vm_memattr_t memattr)
 	/* Fictitious pages don't use "order" or "pool". */
 	m->oflags = VPO_BUSY | VPO_UNMANAGED;
 	m->wire_count = 1;
+	pmap_page_init(m);
 memattr:
 	pmap_page_set_memattr(m, memattr);
 }
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_phys.c b/sys/vm/vm_phys.c
index b871d7936b53..66f3b0c540c2 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_phys.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_phys.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ vm_phys_fictitious_reg_range(vm_paddr_t start, vm_paddr_t end,
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < page_count; i++) {
 		vm_page_initfake(&fp[i], start + PAGE_SIZE * i, memattr);
-		pmap_page_init(&fp[i]);
 		fp[i].oflags &= ~(VPO_BUSY | VPO_UNMANAGED);
 	}
 	mtx_lock(&vm_phys_fictitious_reg_mtx);