diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/pmap.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/pmap.c
index 5ba585638874..84104262bb12 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/pmap.c
@@ -289,21 +289,23 @@ pmap_initialize_vhpt(vm_offset_t vhpt)
 }
 
 #ifdef SMP
-MALLOC_DECLARE(M_SMP);
-
 vm_offset_t
 pmap_alloc_vhpt(void)
 {
 	vm_offset_t vhpt;
+	vm_page_t m;
 	vm_size_t size;
 
 	size = 1UL << pmap_vhpt_log2size;
-	vhpt = (uintptr_t)contigmalloc(size, M_SMP, 0, 0UL, ~0UL, size, 0UL);
-	if (vhpt != 0) {
-		vhpt = IA64_PHYS_TO_RR7(ia64_tpa(vhpt));
+	m = vm_page_alloc_contig(NULL, 0, VM_ALLOC_SYSTEM | VM_ALLOC_NOOBJ |
+	    VM_ALLOC_WIRED, atop(size), 0UL, ~0UL, size, 0UL,
+	    VM_MEMATTR_DEFAULT);
+	if (m != NULL) {
+		vhpt = IA64_PHYS_TO_RR7(VM_PAGE_TO_PHYS(m));
 		pmap_initialize_vhpt(vhpt);
+		return (vhpt);
 	}
-	return (vhpt);
+	return (0);
 }
 #endif