diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 1b1c39e6a9b..6877e22e3aa 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -525,32 +525,38 @@ static void free_pcppages_bulk(struct zone *zone, int count,
 					struct per_cpu_pages *pcp)
 {
 	int migratetype = 0;
+	int batch_free = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&zone->lock);
 	zone_clear_flag(zone, ZONE_ALL_UNRECLAIMABLE);
 	zone->pages_scanned = 0;
 
 	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, count);
-	while (count--) {
+	while (count) {
 		struct page *page;
 		struct list_head *list;
 
 		/*
-		 * Remove pages from lists in a round-robin fashion. This spinning
-		 * around potentially empty lists is bloody awful, alternatives that
-		 * don't suck are welcome
+		 * Remove pages from lists in a round-robin fashion. A
+		 * batch_free count is maintained that is incremented when an
+		 * empty list is encountered.  This is so more pages are freed
+		 * off fuller lists instead of spinning excessively around empty
+		 * lists
 		 */
 		do {
+			batch_free++;
 			if (++migratetype == MIGRATE_PCPTYPES)
 				migratetype = 0;
 			list = &pcp->lists[migratetype];
 		} while (list_empty(list));
 
-		page = list_entry(list->prev, struct page, lru);
-		/* have to delete it as __free_one_page list manipulates */
-		list_del(&page->lru);
-		trace_mm_page_pcpu_drain(page, 0, migratetype);
-		__free_one_page(page, zone, 0, migratetype);
+		do {
+			page = list_entry(list->prev, struct page, lru);
+			/* must delete as __free_one_page list manipulates */
+			list_del(&page->lru);
+			__free_one_page(page, zone, 0, migratetype);
+			trace_mm_page_pcpu_drain(page, 0, migratetype);
+		} while (--count && --batch_free && !list_empty(list));
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&zone->lock);
 }