diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 7cd32c03828605c47f6a43949f3a246bcc4572d1..fbebde0771c8a41cde174a74d0922f37f158ac75 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ endchoice
 
 config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
 	int "Maximum zone order"
-	range 9 64 if PPC64 && PPC_64K_PAGES
+	range 8 9 if PPC64 && PPC_64K_PAGES
 	default "9" if PPC64 && PPC_64K_PAGES
-	range 13 64 if PPC64 && !PPC_64K_PAGES
+	range 9 13 if PPC64 && !PPC_64K_PAGES
 	default "13" if PPC64 && !PPC_64K_PAGES
 	range 9 64 if PPC32 && PPC_16K_PAGES
 	default "9" if PPC32 && PPC_16K_PAGES