diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 461a01c8e4b3e0b77d857395996c2c8a1adeaa22..3c7c2dc176839285f271a3719203a7354240b65b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -921,6 +921,10 @@ static inline bool is_device_public_page(const struct page *page)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEV_PAGEMAP_OPS */
 
+/* 127: arbitrary random number, small enough to assemble well */
+#define page_ref_zero_or_close_to_overflow(page) \
+	((unsigned int) page_ref_count(page) + 127u <= 127u)
+
 static inline void get_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	page = compound_head(page);
@@ -928,7 +932,7 @@ static inline void get_page(struct page *page)
 	 * Getting a normal page or the head of a compound page
 	 * requires to already have an elevated page->_refcount.
 	 */
-	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_count(page) <= 0, page);
+	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_zero_or_close_to_overflow(page), page);
 	page_ref_inc(page);
 }