diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f022e0024e8d..f3418edb136b 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -7678,7 +7678,7 @@ void __init mem_init_print_info(const char *str)
 	 */
 #define adj_init_size(start, end, size, pos, adj) \
 	do { \
-		if (start <= pos && pos < end && size > adj) \
+		if (&start[0] <= &pos[0] && &pos[0] < &end[0] && size > adj) \
 			size -= adj; \
 	} while (0)