diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level_types.h
index 876b4c77d983..6a59a6d0cc50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level_types.h
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ typedef union {
  */
 #define PTRS_PER_PTE	512
 
+#define MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS	36
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_PGTABLE_3LEVEL_DEFS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 6b8f73dcbc2c..7168de7d34eb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ typedef struct { pteval_t pte; } pte_t;
 #define P4D_SIZE	(_AC(1, UL) << P4D_SHIFT)
 #define P4D_MASK	(~(P4D_SIZE - 1))
 
+#define MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS	52
+
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL */
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/zsmalloc.c b/mm/zsmalloc.c
index c3013505c305..b7f61cd1c709 100644
--- a/mm/zsmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/zsmalloc.c
@@ -84,18 +84,19 @@
  * This is made more complicated by various memory models and PAE.
  */
 
-#ifndef MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS
-#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G
-#define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS 36
-#else /* !CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G */
+#ifndef MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS
+#ifdef MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS
+#define MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS
+#else
 /*
  * If this definition of MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS is used, OBJ_INDEX_BITS will just
  * be PAGE_SHIFT
  */
-#define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS BITS_PER_LONG
+#define MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS BITS_PER_LONG
 #endif
 #endif
-#define _PFN_BITS		(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS - PAGE_SHIFT)
+
+#define _PFN_BITS		(MAX_POSSIBLE_PHYSMEM_BITS - PAGE_SHIFT)
 
 /*
  * Memory for allocating for handle keeps object position by