diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
index 64c9a91773af..96c41b55b106 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void slb_initialize(void)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	get_paca()->stab_rr = SLB_NUM_BOLTED;
+	get_paca()->stab_rr = SLB_NUM_BOLTED - 1;
 
 	lflags = SLB_VSID_KERNEL | linear_llp;
 	vflags = SLB_VSID_KERNEL | vmalloc_llp;