diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index dd5a72533f2b..4933762e5a6b 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define DEFER_TIME (msecs_to_jiffies(1000))
 #define DEFER_WARN_INTERVAL (60 * HZ)
 
-#define BIAS_MAX	LONG_MAX
+#define BIAS_MAX	(LONG_MAX >> 1)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
 /* alloc_stat_inc is intended to be used in softirq context */