diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 71a58f67f481..bd939a574b84 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -313,6 +313,19 @@ static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
 		} else if (!locked)
 			spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 
+		/*
+		 * migrate_pfn does not necessarily start aligned to a
+		 * pageblock. Ensure that pfn_valid is called when moving
+		 * into a new MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES range in case of large
+		 * memory holes within the zone
+		 */
+		if ((low_pfn & (MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1)) == 0) {
+			if (!pfn_valid(low_pfn)) {
+				low_pfn += MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (!pfn_valid_within(low_pfn))
 			continue;
 		nr_scanned++;