diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index b9aa1b0b38b0..87e11d8ad536 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1448,6 +1448,7 @@ static void dissolve_free_huge_page(struct page *page)
 		list_del(&page->lru);
 		h->free_huge_pages--;
 		h->free_huge_pages_node[nid]--;
+		h->max_huge_pages--;
 		update_and_free_page(h, page);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);