diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
@@ -5545,12 +5545,14 @@
 	if ((new_l2 & ATTR_SW_WIRED) != 0 && pmap != kernel_pmap) {
 		uwptpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_WIRED);
 		if (uwptpg == NULL) {
+			pmap_abort_ptp(pmap, va, l2pg);
 			return (KERN_RESOURCE_SHORTAGE);
 		}
 		uwptpg->pindex = pmap_l2_pindex(va);
 		if (pmap_insert_pt_page(pmap, uwptpg, true, false)) {
 			vm_page_unwire_noq(uwptpg);
 			vm_page_free(uwptpg);
+			pmap_abort_ptp(pmap, va, l2pg);
 			return (KERN_RESOURCE_SHORTAGE);
 		}
 		pmap_resident_count_inc(pmap, 1);