diff --git a/drivers/base/dma-contiguous.c b/drivers/base/dma-contiguous.c
index 78efb0306a44..34d94c762a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dma-contiguous.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dma-contiguous.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int __init dma_declare_contiguous(struct device *dev, unsigned long size,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Sanitise input arguments */
-	alignment = PAGE_SIZE << max(MAX_ORDER, pageblock_order);
+	alignment = PAGE_SIZE << max(MAX_ORDER - 1, pageblock_order);
 	base = ALIGN(base, alignment);
 	size = ALIGN(size, alignment);
 	limit &= ~(alignment - 1);