diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index f285bc53c345..c240cce5bc86 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -837,6 +837,10 @@ static void __init report_meminit(void)
  */
 static void __init mm_init(void)
 {
+	/* Initializations relying on SMP setup */
+	build_all_zonelists(NULL);
+	page_alloc_init_cpuhp();
+
 	/*
 	 * page_ext requires contiguous pages,
 	 * bigger than MAX_ORDER unless SPARSEMEM.
@@ -972,9 +976,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sanitize_address start_kernel(void)
 	smp_prepare_boot_cpu();	/* arch-specific boot-cpu hooks */
 	boot_cpu_hotplug_init();
 
-	build_all_zonelists(NULL);
-	page_alloc_init_cpuhp();
-
 	pr_notice("Kernel command line: %s\n", saved_command_line);
 	/* parameters may set static keys */
 	jump_label_init();