diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index b86fda30ce62..c7c4e0325cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static ssize_t show_valid_zones(struct device *dev,
 
 	nid = pfn_to_nid(start_pfn);
 	if (allow_online_pfn_range(nid, start_pfn, nr_pages, MMOP_ONLINE_KERNEL)) {
-		strcat(buf, NODE_DATA(nid)->node_zones[ZONE_NORMAL].name);
+		strcat(buf, default_zone_for_pfn(nid, start_pfn, nr_pages)->name);
 		append = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index 8a07a49fd8dc..4d65a2fcac15 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -311,4 +311,6 @@ extern struct page *sparse_decode_mem_map(unsigned long coded_mem_map,
 					  unsigned long pnum);
 extern bool allow_online_pfn_range(int nid, unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 		int online_type);
+extern struct zone *default_zone_for_pfn(int nid, unsigned long pfn,
+		unsigned long nr_pages);
 #endif /* __LINUX_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_H */
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 1a20e44635d3..4263fa6f2ab4 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ bool allow_online_pfn_range(int nid, unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 {
 	struct pglist_data *pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
 	struct zone *movable_zone = &pgdat->node_zones[ZONE_MOVABLE];
-	struct zone *normal_zone =  &pgdat->node_zones[ZONE_NORMAL];
+	struct zone *default_zone = default_zone_for_pfn(nid, pfn, nr_pages);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO there shouldn't be any inherent reason to have ZONE_NORMAL
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ bool allow_online_pfn_range(int nid, unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			return true;
 		return movable_zone->zone_start_pfn >= pfn + nr_pages;
 	} else if (online_type == MMOP_ONLINE_MOVABLE) {
-		return zone_end_pfn(normal_zone) <= pfn;
+		return zone_end_pfn(default_zone) <= pfn;
 	}
 
 	/* MMOP_ONLINE_KEEP will always succeed and inherits the current zone */
@@ -1102,6 +1102,27 @@ void move_pfn_range_to_zone(struct zone *zone,
 	set_zone_contiguous(zone);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns a default kernel memory zone for the given pfn range.
+ * If no kernel zone covers this pfn range it will automatically go
+ * to the ZONE_NORMAL.
+ */
+struct zone *default_zone_for_pfn(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
+		unsigned long nr_pages)
+{
+	struct pglist_data *pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
+	int zid;
+
+	for (zid = 0; zid <= ZONE_NORMAL; zid++) {
+		struct zone *zone = &pgdat->node_zones[zid];
+
+		if (zone_intersects(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages))
+			return zone;
+	}
+
+	return &pgdat->node_zones[ZONE_NORMAL];
+}
+
 /*
  * Associates the given pfn range with the given node and the zone appropriate
  * for the given online type.
@@ -1110,7 +1131,7 @@ static struct zone * __meminit move_pfn_range(int online_type, int nid,
 		unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
 	struct pglist_data *pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
-	struct zone *zone = &pgdat->node_zones[ZONE_NORMAL];
+	struct zone *zone = default_zone_for_pfn(nid, start_pfn, nr_pages);
 
 	if (online_type == MMOP_ONLINE_KEEP) {
 		struct zone *movable_zone = &pgdat->node_zones[ZONE_MOVABLE];