diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
@@ -5155,8 +5155,8 @@
 		pdpe = pmap_pdpe(kernel_pmap, end);
 		if ((*pdpe & X86_PG_V) == 0) {
 			nkpg = pmap_alloc_pt_page(kernel_pmap,
-			    pmap_pdpe_pindex(end), VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
-			    VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+			    pmap_pdpe_pindex(end), VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
+			        VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 			if (nkpg == NULL)
 				panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 			paddr = VM_PAGE_TO_PHYS(nkpg);
@@ -5175,7 +5175,8 @@
 		}
 
 		nkpg = pmap_alloc_pt_page(kernel_pmap, pmap_pde_pindex(end),
-		    VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+		    VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
+		    VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 		if (nkpg == NULL)
 			panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 		paddr = VM_PAGE_TO_PHYS(nkpg);
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/pmap-v6.c b/sys/arm/arm/pmap-v6.c
--- a/sys/arm/arm/pmap-v6.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/pmap-v6.c
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@
 			 * Install new PT2s page into kernel PT2TAB.
 			 */
 			m = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
-			    VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+			    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 			if (m == NULL)
 				panic("%s: no memory to grow kernel", __func__);
 			m->pindex = pte1_index(kernel_vm_end) & ~PT2PG_MASK;
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
@@ -2959,7 +2959,7 @@
 		if (pmap_load(l1) == 0) {
 			/* We need a new PDP entry */
 			nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
-			    VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+			    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 			if (nkpg == NULL)
 				panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 			nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> L1_SHIFT;
@@ -2978,8 +2978,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
-		    VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
+		    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 		if (nkpg == NULL)
 			panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 		nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> L2_SHIFT;
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
--- a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
@@ -2264,8 +2264,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
-		    VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
+		    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 		if (nkpg == NULL)
 			panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 		nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> PDRSHIFT;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/aim/mmu_radix.c b/sys/powerpc/aim/mmu_radix.c
--- a/sys/powerpc/aim/mmu_radix.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/aim/mmu_radix.c
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@
 		if ((be64toh(*l2e) & PG_V) == 0) {
 			/* We need a new PDP entry */
 			nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
-			    VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+			    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 			if (nkpg == NULL)
 				panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 			nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> L2_PAGE_SIZE_SHIFT;
@@ -3598,8 +3598,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
-		    VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
+		    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 		if (nkpg == NULL)
 			panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 		nkpg->pindex = pmap_l3e_pindex(kernel_vm_end);
diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
 		if (pmap_load(l1) == 0) {
 			/* We need a new PDP entry */
 			nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
-			    VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+			    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 			if (nkpg == NULL)
 				panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 			nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> L1_SHIFT;
@@ -1857,8 +1857,8 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT | VM_ALLOC_WIRED |
-		    VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
+		nkpg = vm_page_alloc_noobj(VM_ALLOC_INTERRUPT |
+		    VM_ALLOC_NOFREE | VM_ALLOC_WIRED | VM_ALLOC_ZERO);
 		if (nkpg == NULL)
 			panic("pmap_growkernel: no memory to grow kernel");
 		nkpg->pindex = kernel_vm_end >> L2_SHIFT;