diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d73ff2188d72..bdb7eb25acf8 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2021,10 +2021,6 @@ static int move_freepages(struct zone *zone,
 	          pfn_valid(page_to_pfn(end_page)) &&
 	          page_zone(start_page) != page_zone(end_page));
 #endif
-
-	if (num_movable)
-		*num_movable = 0;
-
 	for (page = start_page; page <= end_page;) {
 		if (!pfn_valid_within(page_to_pfn(page))) {
 			page++;
@@ -2064,6 +2060,9 @@ int move_freepages_block(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 	unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn;
 	struct page *start_page, *end_page;
 
+	if (num_movable)
+		*num_movable = 0;
+
 	start_pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
 	start_pfn = start_pfn & ~(pageblock_nr_pages-1);
 	start_page = pfn_to_page(start_pfn);