diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index 43a932cb609b..5e08df9928d7 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ static int page_pool_init(struct page_pool *pool,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (pool->p.pool_size)
-		ring_qsize = pool->p.pool_size;
-
-	/* Sanity limit mem that can be pinned down */
-	if (ring_qsize > 32768)
-		return -E2BIG;
+		ring_qsize = min(pool->p.pool_size, 16384);
 
 	/* DMA direction is either DMA_FROM_DEVICE or DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL.
 	 * DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL is for allowing page used for DMA sending,