diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index c4d3a3129fd5..6e0c7456026b 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1717,7 +1717,8 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc)
 
 		/* Update the skip hint if the full pageblock was scanned */
 		if (isolate_start_pfn == block_end_pfn)
-			update_pageblock_skip(cc, page, block_start_pfn);
+			update_pageblock_skip(cc, page, block_start_pfn -
+					      pageblock_nr_pages);
 
 		/* Are enough freepages isolated? */
 		if (cc->nr_freepages >= cc->nr_migratepages) {