diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f320ee2bd34a..ec3333a1f7fe 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -9481,6 +9481,7 @@ static void break_down_buddy_pages(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 			next_page = page;
 			current_buddy = page + size;
 		}
+		page = next_page;
 
 		if (set_page_guard(zone, current_buddy, high, migratetype))
 			continue;
@@ -9488,7 +9489,6 @@ static void break_down_buddy_pages(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 		if (current_buddy != target) {
 			add_to_free_list(current_buddy, zone, high, migratetype);
 			set_buddy_order(current_buddy, high);
-			page = next_page;
 		}
 	}
 }