diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 35b1347d81bb..24aa3d1b9d96 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -432,8 +432,9 @@ static inline void __free_one_page(struct page *page,
 
 		buddy = __page_find_buddy(page, page_idx, order);
 		if (!page_is_buddy(page, buddy, order))
-			break;		/* Move the buddy up one level. */
+			break;
 
+		/* Our buddy is free, merge with it and move up one order. */
 		list_del(&buddy->lru);
 		zone->free_area[order].nr_free--;
 		rmv_page_order(buddy);