diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
index 2586e01d04..e9f29ed04c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ static ssize_t ipa3_read_stats(struct file *file, char __user *ubuf,
 		"lan_repl_rx_empty=%u\n"
 		"flow_enable=%u\n"
 		"flow_disable=%u\n"
-		"rx_page_drop_cnt=%u\n",
+		"rx_page_drop_cnt=%u\n"
+		"lower_order=%u\n",
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.tx_sw_pkts,
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.tx_hw_pkts,
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.tx_non_linear,
@@ -1606,7 +1607,8 @@ static ssize_t ipa3_read_stats(struct file *file, char __user *ubuf,
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.lan_repl_rx_empty,
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.flow_enable,
 		ipa3_ctx->stats.flow_disable,
-		ipa3_ctx->stats.rx_page_drop_cnt
+		ipa3_ctx->stats.rx_page_drop_cnt,
+		ipa3_ctx->stats.lower_order
 		);
 	cnt += nbytes;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index 82761fc61c..2e64976644 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -2286,6 +2286,27 @@ fail_kmem_cache_alloc:
 	}
 }
 
+static struct page *ipa3_alloc_page(
+	gfp_t flag, u32 *page_order, bool try_lower)
+{
+	struct page *page = NULL;
+	u32 p_order = *page_order;
+
+	page = __dev_alloc_pages(flag, p_order);
+	/* We will only try 1 page order lower. */
+	if (unlikely(!page)) {
+		if (try_lower && p_order > 0) {
+			p_order = p_order - 1;
+			page = __dev_alloc_pages(flag, p_order);
+			if (likely(page))
+				ipa3_ctx->stats.lower_order++;
+		}
+	}
+	*page_order = p_order;
+	return page;
+}
+
+
 static struct ipa3_rx_pkt_wrapper *ipa3_alloc_rx_pkt_page(
 	gfp_t flag, bool is_tmp_alloc, struct ipa3_sys_context *sys)
 {
@@ -2296,13 +2317,18 @@ static struct ipa3_rx_pkt_wrapper *ipa3_alloc_rx_pkt_page(
 		flag);
 	if (unlikely(!rx_pkt))
 		return NULL;
-	rx_pkt->len = PAGE_SIZE << sys->page_order;
-	rx_pkt->page_data.page = __dev_alloc_pages(flag,
-				sys->page_order);
+
+	rx_pkt->page_data.page_order = sys->page_order;
+	/* Try a lower order page for order 3 pages in case allocation fails. */
+	rx_pkt->page_data.page = ipa3_alloc_page(flag,
+				&rx_pkt->page_data.page_order,
+				(is_tmp_alloc && rx_pkt->page_data.page_order == 3));
 
 	if (unlikely(!rx_pkt->page_data.page))
 		goto fail_page_alloc;
 
+	rx_pkt->len = PAGE_SIZE << rx_pkt->page_data.page_order;
+
 	rx_pkt->page_data.dma_addr = dma_map_page(ipa3_ctx->pdev,
 			rx_pkt->page_data.page, 0,
 			rx_pkt->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
@@ -2320,7 +2346,7 @@ static struct ipa3_rx_pkt_wrapper *ipa3_alloc_rx_pkt_page(
 	return rx_pkt;
 
 fail_dma_mapping:
-	__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, sys->page_order);
+	__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 fail_page_alloc:
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa3_ctx->rx_pkt_wrapper_cache, rx_pkt);
 	return NULL;
@@ -3052,7 +3078,7 @@ static void free_rx_page(void *chan_user_data, void *xfer_user_data)
 	}
 	dma_unmap_page(ipa3_ctx->pdev, rx_pkt->page_data.dma_addr,
 		rx_pkt->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->sys->page_order);
+	__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 	kmem_cache_free(ipa3_ctx->rx_pkt_wrapper_cache, rx_pkt);
 }
 
@@ -3102,7 +3128,7 @@ static void ipa3_cleanup_rx(struct ipa3_sys_context *sys)
 					rx_pkt->page_data.dma_addr,
 					rx_pkt->len,
 					DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-				__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, sys->page_order);
+				__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 			}
 			kmem_cache_free(ipa3_ctx->rx_pkt_wrapper_cache,
 				rx_pkt);
@@ -3122,7 +3148,7 @@ static void ipa3_cleanup_rx(struct ipa3_sys_context *sys)
 				rx_pkt->len,
 				DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 			__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page,
-				sys->page_order);
+				rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 			kmem_cache_free(
 				ipa3_ctx->rx_pkt_wrapper_cache,
 				rx_pkt);
@@ -3922,7 +3948,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *handle_page_completion(struct gsi_chan_xfer_notify
 		} else {
 			dma_unmap_page(ipa3_ctx->pdev, rx_page.dma_addr,
 					rx_pkt->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-			__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, sys->page_order);
+			__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 		}
 		rx_pkt->sys->free_rx_wrapper(rx_pkt);
 		IPA_STATS_INC_CNT(ipa3_ctx->stats.rx_page_drop_cnt);
@@ -3954,7 +3980,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *handle_page_completion(struct gsi_chan_xfer_notify
 				} else {
 					dma_unmap_page(ipa3_ctx->pdev, rx_page.dma_addr,
 						rx_pkt->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-					__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, sys->page_order);
+					__free_pages(rx_pkt->page_data.page, rx_pkt->page_data.page_order);
 				}
 				rx_pkt->sys->free_rx_wrapper(rx_pkt);
 			}
@@ -3985,7 +4011,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *handle_page_completion(struct gsi_chan_xfer_notify
 				skb_shinfo(rx_skb)->nr_frags,
 				rx_page.page, 0,
 				size,
-				PAGE_SIZE << sys->page_order);
+				PAGE_SIZE << rx_page.page_order);
 		}
 	} else {
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index 8f4735aca6..9974d32be0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -568,11 +568,13 @@ enum ipa_icc_type {
  * @page: skb page
  * @dma_addr: DMA address of this Rx packet
  * @is_tmp_alloc: skb page from tmp_alloc or recycle_list
+ * @page_order: page order associated with the page.
  */
 struct ipa_rx_page_data {
 	struct page *page;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	bool is_tmp_alloc;
+	u32 page_order;
 };
 
 struct ipa3_active_client_htable_entry {
@@ -1541,6 +1543,7 @@ struct ipa3_stats {
 	u32 flow_disable;
 	u32 tx_non_linear;
 	u32 rx_page_drop_cnt;
+	u64 lower_order;
 	struct ipa3_page_recycle_stats page_recycle_stats[3];
 	u64 page_recycle_cnt[3][IPA_PAGE_POLL_THRESHOLD_MAX];
 };