diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
index c5869d0001ad..de5bc0c81fc2 100644
--- a/mm/cma.c
+++ b/mm/cma.c
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ int __init cma_init_reserved_mem(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size,
 	if (!size || !memblock_is_region_reserved(base, size))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * CMA uses CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES as alignment requirement which
+	 * needs pageblock_order to be initialized. Let's enforce it.
+	 */
+	if (!pageblock_order) {
+		pr_err("pageblock_order not yet initialized. Called during early boot?\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* ensure minimal alignment required by mm core */
 	if (!IS_ALIGNED(base | size, CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES))
 		return -EINVAL;