diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 7911224b1ed3..3feafea06ab2 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -2043,7 +2043,16 @@ static void __init __free_pages_memory(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	int order;
 
 	while (start < end) {
-		order = min_t(int, MAX_ORDER, __ffs(start));
+		/*
+		 * Free the pages in the largest chunks alignment allows.
+		 *
+		 * __ffs() behaviour is undefined for 0. start == 0 is
+		 * MAX_ORDER-aligned, set order to MAX_ORDER for the case.
+		 */
+		if (start)
+			order = min_t(int, MAX_ORDER, __ffs(start));
+		else
+			order = MAX_ORDER;
 
 		while (start + (1UL << order) > end)
 			order--;
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index c8f0a8c2d049..8e0fa209d533 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -605,7 +605,18 @@ static void online_pages_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 	 * this and the first chunk to online will be pageblock_nr_pages.
 	 */
 	for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn;) {
-		int order = min_t(int, MAX_ORDER, __ffs(pfn));
+		int order;
+
+		/*
+		 * Free to online pages in the largest chunks alignment allows.
+		 *
+		 * __ffs() behaviour is undefined for 0. start == 0 is
+		 * MAX_ORDER-aligned, Set order to MAX_ORDER for the case.
+		 */
+		if (pfn)
+			order = min_t(int, MAX_ORDER, __ffs(pfn));
+		else
+			order = MAX_ORDER;
 
 		(*online_page_callback)(pfn_to_page(pfn), order);
 		pfn += (1UL << order);