diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 5b609a3ce3d7..ff88d6189411 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -688,7 +688,8 @@ typedef struct pglist_data {
 	 * is the first PFN that needs to be initialised.
 	 */
 	unsigned long first_deferred_pfn;
-	unsigned long static_init_size;
+	/* Number of non-deferred pages */
+	unsigned long static_init_pgcnt;
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT */
 } pg_data_t;
 
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 6b5421ae86c6..35ce37b187f9 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -267,28 +267,37 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nr_online_nodes);
 int page_group_by_mobility_disabled __read_mostly;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT
+
+/*
+ * Determine how many pages need to be initialized durig early boot
+ * (non-deferred initialization).
+ * The value of first_deferred_pfn will be set later, once non-deferred pages
+ * are initialized, but for now set it ULONG_MAX.
+ */
 static inline void reset_deferred_meminit(pg_data_t *pgdat)
 {
-	unsigned long max_initialise;
-	unsigned long reserved_lowmem;
+	phys_addr_t start_addr, end_addr;
+	unsigned long max_pgcnt;
+	unsigned long reserved;
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialise at least 2G of a node but also take into account that
 	 * two large system hashes that can take up 1GB for 0.25TB/node.
 	 */
-	max_initialise = max(2UL << (30 - PAGE_SHIFT),
-		(pgdat->node_spanned_pages >> 8));
+	max_pgcnt = max(2UL << (30 - PAGE_SHIFT),
+			(pgdat->node_spanned_pages >> 8));
 
 	/*
 	 * Compensate the all the memblock reservations (e.g. crash kernel)
 	 * from the initial estimation to make sure we will initialize enough
 	 * memory to boot.
 	 */
-	reserved_lowmem = memblock_reserved_memory_within(pgdat->node_start_pfn,
-			pgdat->node_start_pfn + max_initialise);
-	max_initialise += reserved_lowmem;
+	start_addr = PFN_PHYS(pgdat->node_start_pfn);
+	end_addr = PFN_PHYS(pgdat->node_start_pfn + max_pgcnt);
+	reserved = memblock_reserved_memory_within(start_addr, end_addr);
+	max_pgcnt += PHYS_PFN(reserved);
 
-	pgdat->static_init_size = min(max_initialise, pgdat->node_spanned_pages);
+	pgdat->static_init_pgcnt = min(max_pgcnt, pgdat->node_spanned_pages);
 	pgdat->first_deferred_pfn = ULONG_MAX;
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +333,7 @@ static inline bool update_defer_init(pg_data_t *pgdat,
 		return true;
 	/* Initialise at least 2G of the highest zone */
 	(*nr_initialised)++;
-	if ((*nr_initialised > pgdat->static_init_size) &&
+	if ((*nr_initialised > pgdat->static_init_pgcnt) &&
 	    (pfn & (PAGES_PER_SECTION - 1)) == 0) {
 		pgdat->first_deferred_pfn = pfn;
 		return false;