diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index f0b3a0b9d42f..7960746f7597 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -143,16 +143,17 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
 
 static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
 {
-	struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
 	unsigned num_allocated_pages;
+	unsigned num_pfns;
+	struct page *page;
+	LIST_HEAD(pages);
 
 	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
 	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
 
-	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
-	for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
-	     vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
-		struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
+	for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
+	     num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
+		struct page *page = balloon_page_alloc();
 
 		if (!page) {
 			dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
@@ -162,6 +163,19 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
 			msleep(200);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		balloon_page_push(&pages, page);
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
+
+	vb->num_pfns = 0;
+
+	while ((page = balloon_page_pop(&pages))) {
+		balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
+
+		vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+
 		set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
 		vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
 		if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
diff --git a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
index fbbe6da40fed..53051f3d8f25 100644
--- a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
+++ b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 /*
  * Balloon device information descriptor.
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ struct balloon_dev_info {
 	struct inode *inode;
 };
 
-extern struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
+extern struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void);
+extern void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
+				 struct page *page);
 extern struct page *balloon_page_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
 
 static inline void balloon_devinfo_init(struct balloon_dev_info *balloon)
@@ -193,4 +196,34 @@ static inline gfp_t balloon_mapping_gfp_mask(void)
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION */
+
+/*
+ * balloon_page_push - insert a page into a page list.
+ * @head : pointer to list
+ * @page : page to be added
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
+ */
+static inline void balloon_page_push(struct list_head *pages, struct page *page)
+{
+	list_add(&page->lru, pages);
+}
+
+/*
+ * balloon_page_pop - remove a page from a page list.
+ * @head : pointer to list
+ * @page : page to be added
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
+ */
+static inline struct page *balloon_page_pop(struct list_head *pages)
+{
+	struct page *page = list_first_entry_or_null(pages, struct page, lru);
+
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_del(&page->lru);
+	return page;
+}
 #endif /* _LINUX_BALLOON_COMPACTION_H */
diff --git a/mm/balloon_compaction.c b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
index 68d28924ba79..ef858d547e2d 100644
--- a/mm/balloon_compaction.c
+++ b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
@@ -10,23 +10,38 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/balloon_compaction.h>
 
+/*
+ * balloon_page_alloc - allocates a new page for insertion into the balloon
+ *			  page list.
+ *
+ * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page.
+ * Driver must call balloon_page_enqueue before definitively removing it from
+ * the guest system.  This function returns the page address for the recently
+ * allocated page or NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn.
+ */
+struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
+				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
+	return page;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_alloc);
+
 /*
  * balloon_page_enqueue - allocates a new page and inserts it into the balloon
  *			  page list.
  * @b_dev_info: balloon device descriptor where we will insert a new page to
+ * @page: new page to enqueue - allocated using balloon_page_alloc.
  *
- * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page
+ * Driver must call it to properly enqueue a new allocated balloon page
  * before definitively removing it from the guest system.
  * This function returns the page address for the recently enqueued page or
  * NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn.
  */
-struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info)
+void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
+			  struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
-				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
-	if (!page)
-		return NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Block others from accessing the 'page' when we get around to
@@ -39,7 +54,6 @@ struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info)
 	__count_vm_event(BALLOON_INFLATE);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags);
 	unlock_page(page);
-	return page;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_enqueue);