diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 7de6555..075d190 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
 /* this is needed for the proc_dointvec_minmax for [fs_]overflow UID and GID */
 static int maxolduid = 65535;
 static int minolduid;
-static int min_percpu_pagelist_fract = 8;
 
 static int ngroups_max = NGROUPS_MAX;
 static const int cap_last_cap = CAP_LAST_CAP;
@@ -1317,7 +1316,7 @@
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(percpu_pagelist_fraction),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= percpu_pagelist_fraction_sysctl_handler,
-		.extra1		= &min_percpu_pagelist_fract,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
 	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 	{