diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index 273a0fe7910a..d6bbdb7830b2 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ static struct page *rb_alloc_aux_page(int node, int order)
 {
 	struct page *page;
 
-	if (order > MAX_ORDER)
-		order = MAX_ORDER;
+	if (order >= MAX_ORDER)
+		order = MAX_ORDER - 1;
 
 	do {
 		page = alloc_pages_node(node, PERF_AUX_GFP, order);