diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
index 0ba69cd16aeb..23d4a97c834a 100644
--- a/mm/cma.c
+++ b/mm/cma.c
@@ -94,34 +94,29 @@ static void cma_clear_bitmap(struct cma *cma, unsigned long pfn,
 
 static void __init cma_activate_area(struct cma *cma)
 {
-	unsigned long base_pfn = cma->base_pfn, pfn = base_pfn;
-	unsigned i = cma->count >> pageblock_order;
+	unsigned long base_pfn = cma->base_pfn, pfn;
 	struct zone *zone;
 
 	cma->bitmap = bitmap_zalloc(cma_bitmap_maxno(cma), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cma->bitmap)
 		goto out_error;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!pfn_valid(pfn));
-	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn));
+	/*
+	 * alloc_contig_range() requires the pfn range specified to be in the
+	 * same zone. Simplify by forcing the entire CMA resv range to be in the
+	 * same zone.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!pfn_valid(base_pfn));
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(base_pfn));
+	for (pfn = base_pfn + 1; pfn < base_pfn + cma->count; pfn++) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!pfn_valid(pfn));
+		if (page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn)) != zone)
+			goto not_in_zone;
+	}
 
-	do {
-		unsigned j;
-
-		base_pfn = pfn;
-		for (j = pageblock_nr_pages; j; --j, pfn++) {
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!pfn_valid(pfn));
-			/*
-			 * alloc_contig_range requires the pfn range
-			 * specified to be in the same zone. Make this
-			 * simple by forcing the entire CMA resv range
-			 * to be in the same zone.
-			 */
-			if (page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn)) != zone)
-				goto not_in_zone;
-		}
-		init_cma_reserved_pageblock(pfn_to_page(base_pfn));
-	} while (--i);
+	for (pfn = base_pfn; pfn < base_pfn + cma->count;
+	     pfn += pageblock_nr_pages)
+		init_cma_reserved_pageblock(pfn_to_page(pfn));
 
 	mutex_init(&cma->lock);
 
@@ -135,6 +130,10 @@ static void __init cma_activate_area(struct cma *cma)
 not_in_zone:
 	bitmap_free(cma->bitmap);
 out_error:
+	/* Expose all pages to the buddy, they are useless for CMA. */
+	for (pfn = base_pfn; pfn < base_pfn + cma->count; pfn++)
+		free_reserved_page(pfn_to_page(pfn));
+	totalcma_pages -= cma->count;
 	cma->count = 0;
 	pr_err("CMA area %s could not be activated\n", cma->name);
 	return;