diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 12709d0bcf40..f146478b01bc 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1365,12 +1365,14 @@ static bool suitable_migration_target(struct compact_control *cc,
 {
 	/* If the page is a large free page, then disallow migration */
 	if (PageBuddy(page)) {
+		int order = cc->order > 0 ? cc->order : pageblock_order;
+
 		/*
 		 * We are checking page_order without zone->lock taken. But
 		 * the only small danger is that we skip a potentially suitable
 		 * pageblock, so it's not worth to check order for valid range.
 		 */
-		if (buddy_order_unsafe(page) >= pageblock_order)
+		if (buddy_order_unsafe(page) >= order)
 			return false;
 	}