diff --git a/include/linux/pageblock-flags.h b/include/linux/pageblock-flags.h
index e942558b3585..17b955680ff2 100644
--- a/include/linux/pageblock-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/pageblock-flags.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extern unsigned int pageblock_order;
 #else /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
 
 /* If huge pages are not used, group by MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES */
-#define pageblock_order		(MAX_ORDER-1)
+#define pageblock_order		PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */