diff --git a/mm/mincore.c b/mm/mincore.c
index 566b6c2..8aca6f7 100644
--- a/mm/mincore.c
+++ b/mm/mincore.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 		 * the temporary buffer size.
 		 */
 		down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		retval = do_mincore(start, tmp, max(pages, PAGE_SIZE));
+		retval = do_mincore(start, tmp, min(pages, PAGE_SIZE));
 		up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 
 		if (retval <= 0)