diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 4c9e5f9c7a44..e2d929ddad7f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/swapops.h>
+#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ static int __hugepte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, hugepd_t *hpdp,
 		for (i = i - 1 ; i >= 0; i--, hpdp--)
 			*hpdp = __hugepd(0);
 		kmem_cache_free(cachep, new);
+	} else {
+		kmemleak_ignore(new);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;