diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/freelist.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/freelist.c
index 4eec29d95ca..7098cef576c 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/freelist.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/freelist.c
@@ -1000,15 +1000,16 @@ MmZeroPageThreadMain(PVOID Ignored)
          Status = MiZeroPage(Pfn);
 
          oldIrql = KeAcquireQueuedSpinLock(LockQueuePfnLock);
-         PageDescriptor->u3.e1.PageLocation = ZeroedPageList;
          if (NT_SUCCESS(Status))
          {
             InsertHeadList(&FreeZeroedPageListHead, ListEntry);
+            PageDescriptor->u3.e1.PageLocation = ZeroedPageList;
             Count++;
          }
          else
          {
             InsertHeadList(&FreeUnzeroedPageListHead, ListEntry);
+            PageDescriptor->u3.e1.PageLocation = FreePageList;
             UnzeroedPageCount++;
          }