diff --git a/mm/page_isolation.c b/mm/page_isolation.c
index f93cc63d8fa1..f67c4c70f17f 100644
--- a/mm/page_isolation.c
+++ b/mm/page_isolation.c
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ static void unset_migratetype_isolate(struct page *page, unsigned migratetype)
 			buddy = page + (buddy_pfn - pfn);
 
 			if (!is_migrate_isolate_page(buddy)) {
-				__isolate_free_page(page, order);
-				isolated_page = true;
+				isolated_page = !!__isolate_free_page(page, order);
+				/*
+				 * Isolating a free page in an isolated pageblock
+				 * is expected to always work as watermarks don't
+				 * apply here.
+				 */
+				VM_WARN_ON(!isolated_page);
 			}
 		}
 	}