diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 29b03083969e22b7329d56033e3c4c6b165542d1..12b0749a38284e512bf54472f4963753f86f6c0e 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2497,10 +2497,10 @@ static void free_unref_page_commit(struct zone *zone, struct per_cpu_pages *pcp,
 	 * stops will be drained from vmstat refresh context.
 	 */
 	if (order && order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) {
-		free_high = (pcp->free_count >= batch &&
+		free_high = (pcp->free_count >= (batch + pcp->high_min / 2) &&
 			     (pcp->flags & PCPF_PREV_FREE_HIGH_ORDER) &&
 			     (!(pcp->flags & PCPF_FREE_HIGH_BATCH) ||
-			      pcp->count >= READ_ONCE(batch)));
+			      pcp->count >= batch));
 		pcp->flags |= PCPF_PREV_FREE_HIGH_ORDER;
 	} else if (pcp->flags & PCPF_PREV_FREE_HIGH_ORDER) {
 		pcp->flags &= ~PCPF_PREV_FREE_HIGH_ORDER;