diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ee377bf5c033..a6adc8f4b7c0 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,8 @@ static void free_one_page(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
 	split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
+
+	__count_vm_events(PGFREE, 1 << order);
 }
 
 static void __free_pages_ok(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
@@ -1239,12 +1241,8 @@ static void __free_pages_ok(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 	unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
 	struct zone *zone = page_zone(page);
 
-	if (!free_pages_prepare(page, order))
-		return;
-
-	free_one_page(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags);
-
-	__count_vm_events(PGFREE, 1 << order);
+	if (free_pages_prepare(page, order))
+		free_one_page(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags);
 }
 
 void __meminit __free_pages_core(struct page *page, unsigned int order,