diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 4a9a83fc1b39f25db044e4afd0f3bb8ed68127fd..a49f96b7ea4323667bf635f034c3950f5aa0f7b8 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -711,6 +711,9 @@ static void __drain_pages(unsigned int cpu)
 	for_each_zone(zone) {
 		struct per_cpu_pageset *pset;
 
+		if (!populated_zone(zone))
+			continue;
+
 		pset = zone_pcp(zone, cpu);
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pset->pcp); i++) {
 			struct per_cpu_pages *pcp;