diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 8e9e2d44cdad..ba201ab4c0e4 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1484,11 +1484,10 @@ static int count_system_ram_pages_cb(unsigned long start_pfn,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
-		  unsigned long end_pfn)
+int __ref offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
-	unsigned long pfn, nr_pages = 0;
-	unsigned long offlined_pages = 0;
+	const unsigned long end_pfn = start_pfn + nr_pages;
+	unsigned long pfn, system_ram_pages = 0, offlined_pages = 0;
 	int ret, node, nr_isolate_pageblock;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct zone *zone;
@@ -1505,9 +1504,9 @@ static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
 	 * memory holes PG_reserved, don't need pfn_valid() checks, and can
 	 * avoid using walk_system_ram_range() later.
 	 */
-	walk_system_ram_range(start_pfn, end_pfn - start_pfn, &nr_pages,
+	walk_system_ram_range(start_pfn, nr_pages, &system_ram_pages,
 			      count_system_ram_pages_cb);
-	if (nr_pages != end_pfn - start_pfn) {
+	if (system_ram_pages != nr_pages) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		reason = "memory holes";
 		goto failed_removal;
@@ -1656,11 +1655,6 @@ failed_removal:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
-{
-	return __offline_pages(start_pfn, start_pfn + nr_pages);
-}
-
 static int check_memblock_offlined_cb(struct memory_block *mem, void *arg)
 {
 	int ret = !is_memblock_offlined(mem);