diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 5f73106bd8dd..07fe78d01ffd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4650,7 +4650,7 @@ static void __paginginit free_area_init_core(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
 		nr_all_pages += freesize;
 
 		zone->spanned_pages = size;
-		zone->present_pages = freesize;
+		zone->present_pages = realsize;
 		/*
 		 * Set an approximate value for lowmem here, it will be adjusted
 		 * when the bootmem allocator frees pages into the buddy system.