diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index b21b3db15a7faa79ef2c1e50ded331a0dbe7fb51..918330f71dbae794a99139c1d708da0f16961a29 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ unsigned long totalreserve_pages __read_mostly;
  */
 unsigned long dirty_balance_reserve __read_mostly;
 
-int percpu_pagelist_fraction = 8;
+int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP