diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 3b246ae40c8f..a4ac13cc3fdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,15 @@ static unsigned long probe_memory_block_size(void)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Use max block size to minimize overhead on bare metal, where
+	 * alignment for memory hotplug isn't a concern.
+	 */
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR)) {
+		bz = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	/* Find the largest allowed block size that aligns to memory end */
 	for (bz = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE; bz > MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE; bz >>= 1) {
 		if (IS_ALIGNED(boot_mem_end, bz))