diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f799217dc2f3..60663232fbb2 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ inline void setup_pageset(struct per_cpu_pageset *p, unsigned long batch)
 
 	pcp = &p->pcp[0];		/* hot */
 	pcp->count = 0;
-	pcp->low = 2 * batch;
+	pcp->low = 0;
 	pcp->high = 6 * batch;
 	pcp->batch = max(1UL, 1 * batch);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcp->list);
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ inline void setup_pageset(struct per_cpu_pageset *p, unsigned long batch)
 	pcp->count = 0;
 	pcp->low = 0;
 	pcp->high = 2 * batch;
-	pcp->batch = max(1UL, 1 * batch);
+	pcp->batch = max(1UL, batch/2);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcp->list);
 }