diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f3a6bf12cbc1..b7c18f094697 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ static bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 	int i;
 	int bad = 0;
 
+	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PageTail(page), page);
+	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PageHead(page) && compound_order(page) != order, page);
+
 	trace_mm_page_free(page, order);
 	kmemcheck_free_shadow(page, order);