diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 23e0db2..d6c8128 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static struct fake_elf {
 			.max_pft_size = 46,	/* 2^46 bytes max PFT size */
 			.splpar = 1,
 			.min_load = ~0U,
-			.new_mem_def = 1
+			.new_mem_def = 0
 		}
 	}
 };