diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 80ef99234b89eb..18747528eec3a0 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1158,8 +1158,10 @@ void drain_zone_pages(struct zone *zone, struct per_cpu_pages *pcp)
 		to_drain = pcp->batch;
 	else
 		to_drain = pcp->count;
-	free_pcppages_bulk(zone, to_drain, pcp);
-	pcp->count -= to_drain;
+	if (to_drain > 0) {
+		free_pcppages_bulk(zone, to_drain, pcp);
+		pcp->count -= to_drain;
+	}
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 #endif
@@ -3915,7 +3917,8 @@ static int __zone_pcp_update(void *data)
 		pcp = &pset->pcp;
 
 		local_irq_save(flags);
-		free_pcppages_bulk(zone, pcp->count, pcp);
+		if (pcp->count > 0)
+			free_pcppages_bulk(zone, pcp->count, pcp);
 		setup_pageset(pset, batch);
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}