diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 15c2050c629b..c0b2e0306720 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1175,11 +1175,17 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
 		debug_check_no_obj_freed(page_address(page),
 					   PAGE_SIZE << order);
 	}
-	arch_free_page(page, order);
 	if (want_init_on_free())
 		kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order);
 
 	kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0);
+	/*
+	 * arch_free_page() can make the page's contents inaccessible.  s390
+	 * does this.  So nothing which can access the page's contents should
+	 * happen after this.
+	 */
+	arch_free_page(page, order);
+
 	if (debug_pagealloc_enabled())
 		kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0);