diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 37cc37325094..f7edac356f46 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>
+#include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/ksm.h>
 
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
@@ -162,10 +163,10 @@ static unsigned long ksm_pages_unshared;
 static unsigned long ksm_rmap_items;
 
 /* Limit on the number of unswappable pages used */
-static unsigned long ksm_max_kernel_pages = 2000;
+static unsigned long ksm_max_kernel_pages;
 
 /* Number of pages ksmd should scan in one batch */
-static unsigned int ksm_thread_pages_to_scan = 200;
+static unsigned int ksm_thread_pages_to_scan = 100;
 
 /* Milliseconds ksmd should sleep between batches */
 static unsigned int ksm_thread_sleep_millisecs = 20;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ static unsigned int ksm_thread_sleep_millisecs = 20;
 #define KSM_RUN_STOP	0
 #define KSM_RUN_MERGE	1
 #define KSM_RUN_UNMERGE	2
-static unsigned int ksm_run = KSM_RUN_MERGE;
+static unsigned int ksm_run = KSM_RUN_STOP;
 
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(ksm_thread_wait);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ksm_thread_mutex);
@@ -183,6 +184,11 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ksm_mmlist_lock);
 		sizeof(struct __struct), __alignof__(struct __struct),\
 		(__flags), NULL)
 
+static void __init ksm_init_max_kernel_pages(void)
+{
+	ksm_max_kernel_pages = nr_free_buffer_pages() / 4;
+}
+
 static int __init ksm_slab_init(void)
 {
 	rmap_item_cache = KSM_KMEM_CACHE(rmap_item, 0);
@@ -1667,6 +1673,8 @@ static int __init ksm_init(void)
 	struct task_struct *ksm_thread;
 	int err;
 
+	ksm_init_max_kernel_pages();
+
 	err = ksm_slab_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto out;