diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 8ac460a8f4ca..c0065c777e9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1758,6 +1758,7 @@ source "mm/Kconfig"
 config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
 	int "Maximum zone order" if ARCH_SHMOBILE
 	range 11 64 if ARCH_SHMOBILE
+	default "12" if SOC_AM33XX
 	default "9" if SA1111
 	default "11"
 	help