diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f14e2ac21787..6f0ae24bc9c9 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -971,10 +971,12 @@ static inline void __free_one_page(struct page *page,
 		 * Our buddy is free or it is CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC guard page,
 		 * merge with it and move up one order.
 		 */
-		if (page_is_guard(buddy))
+		if (page_is_guard(buddy)) {
 			clear_page_guard(zone, buddy, order);
-		else
+			account_freepages(zone, 1 << order, migratetype);
+		} else {
 			__del_page_from_free_list(buddy, zone, order, buddy_mt);
+		}
 
 		if (unlikely(buddy_mt != migratetype)) {
 			/*