diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 228194728ccd..2e6635993558 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ static bool __zone_watermark_ok(struct zone *z, int order, unsigned long mark,
 {
 	/* free_pages my go negative - that's OK */
 	long min = mark;
+	long lowmem_reserve = z->lowmem_reserve[classzone_idx];
 	int o;
 
 	free_pages -= (1 << order) - 1;
@@ -1603,7 +1604,7 @@ static bool __zone_watermark_ok(struct zone *z, int order, unsigned long mark,
 	if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_HARDER)
 		min -= min / 4;
 
-	if (free_pages <= min + z->lowmem_reserve[classzone_idx])
+	if (free_pages <= min + lowmem_reserve)
 		return false;
 	for (o = 0; o < order; o++) {
 		/* At the next order, this order's pages become unavailable */