diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
index e941189d9bd6..07ece013856b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ 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;