diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 4ec72ef1f04a917ccc7f4f318d3c3c514755c0f3..bab8ff89da508547f1626cb08ce25c299ae2a62b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -309,18 +309,6 @@ struct inode;
 #define page_private(page)		((page)->private)
 #define set_page_private(page, v)	((page)->private = (v))
 
-/* It's valid only if the page is free path or free_list */
-static inline void set_freepage_migratetype(struct page *page, int migratetype)
-{
-	page->index = migratetype;
-}
-
-/* It's valid only if the page is free path or free_list */
-static inline int get_freepage_migratetype(struct page *page)
-{
-	return page->index;
-}
-
 /*
  * FIXME: take this include out, include page-flags.h in
  * files which need it (119 of them)
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index a329cfaf634d5c6ac048fd539aac5b69ea15ee92..252665d553b4874182fc3125512ef9ac78528c31 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ unsigned long dirty_balance_reserve __read_mostly;
 int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
 
+/*
+ * A cached value of the page's pageblock's migratetype, used when the page is
+ * put on a pcplist. Used to avoid the pageblock migratetype lookup when
+ * freeing from pcplists in most cases, at the cost of possibly becoming stale.
+ * Also the migratetype set in the page does not necessarily match the pcplist
+ * index, e.g. page might have MIGRATE_CMA set but be on a pcplist with any
+ * other index - this ensures that it will be put on the correct CMA freelist.
+ */
+static inline int get_pcppage_migratetype(struct page *page)
+{
+	return page->index;
+}
+
+static inline void set_pcppage_migratetype(struct page *page, int migratetype)
+{
+	page->index = migratetype;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 /*
  * The following functions are used by the suspend/hibernate code to temporarily
@@ -789,7 +807,7 @@ static void free_pcppages_bulk(struct zone *zone, int count,
 			/* must delete as __free_one_page list manipulates */
 			list_del(&page->lru);
 
-			mt = get_freepage_migratetype(page);
+			mt = get_pcppage_migratetype(page);
 			/* MIGRATE_ISOLATE page should not go to pcplists */
 			VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(is_migrate_isolate(mt), page);
 			/* Pageblock could have been isolated meanwhile */
@@ -956,7 +974,6 @@ static void __free_pages_ok(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 	migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__count_vm_events(PGFREE, 1 << order);
-	set_freepage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
 	free_one_page(page_zone(page), page, pfn, order, migratetype);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
@@ -1384,7 +1401,7 @@ struct page *__rmqueue_smallest(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
 		rmv_page_order(page);
 		area->nr_free--;
 		expand(zone, page, order, current_order, area, migratetype);
-		set_freepage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
+		set_pcppage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
 		return page;
 	}
 
@@ -1461,7 +1478,6 @@ int move_freepages(struct zone *zone,
 		order = page_order(page);
 		list_move(&page->lru,
 			  &zone->free_area[order].free_list[migratetype]);
-		set_freepage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
 		page += 1 << order;
 		pages_moved += 1 << order;
 	}
@@ -1631,14 +1647,13 @@ __rmqueue_fallback(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order, int start_migratetype)
 		expand(zone, page, order, current_order, area,
 					start_migratetype);
 		/*
-		 * The freepage_migratetype may differ from pageblock's
+		 * The pcppage_migratetype may differ from pageblock's
 		 * migratetype depending on the decisions in
-		 * try_to_steal_freepages(). This is OK as long as it
-		 * does not differ for MIGRATE_CMA pageblocks. For CMA
-		 * we need to make sure unallocated pages flushed from
-		 * pcp lists are returned to the correct freelist.
+		 * find_suitable_fallback(). This is OK as long as it does not
+		 * differ for MIGRATE_CMA pageblocks. Those can be used as
+		 * fallback only via special __rmqueue_cma_fallback() function
 		 */
-		set_freepage_migratetype(page, start_migratetype);
+		set_pcppage_migratetype(page, start_migratetype);
 
 		trace_mm_page_alloc_extfrag(page, order, current_order,
 			start_migratetype, fallback_mt);
@@ -1714,7 +1729,7 @@ static int rmqueue_bulk(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
 		else
 			list_add_tail(&page->lru, list);
 		list = &page->lru;
-		if (is_migrate_cma(get_freepage_migratetype(page)))
+		if (is_migrate_cma(get_pcppage_migratetype(page)))
 			__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES,
 					      -(1 << order));
 	}
@@ -1911,7 +1926,7 @@ void free_hot_cold_page(struct page *page, bool cold)
 		return;
 
 	migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
-	set_freepage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
+	set_pcppage_migratetype(page, migratetype);
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__count_vm_event(PGFREE);
 
@@ -2116,7 +2131,7 @@ struct page *buffered_rmqueue(struct zone *preferred_zone,
 		if (!page)
 			goto failed;
 		__mod_zone_freepage_state(zone, -(1 << order),
-					  get_freepage_migratetype(page));
+					  get_pcppage_migratetype(page));
 	}
 
 	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH, -(1 << order));