diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 940343beb3d4..c8f48945cc09 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ config ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MIN
 	default 18
 
 # max bits determined by the following formula:
-#  VA_BITS - PAGE_SHIFT - 3
+#  VA_BITS - PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT
 config ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MAX
 	default 19 if ARM64_VA_BITS=36
 	default 24 if ARM64_VA_BITS=39
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kernel-pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kernel-pgtable.h
index fd5a08450b12..9e93733523f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kernel-pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kernel-pgtable.h
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
 #define SPAN_NR_ENTRIES(vstart, vend, shift) \
 	((((vend) - 1) >> (shift)) - ((vstart) >> (shift)) + 1)
 
-#define EARLY_ENTRIES(vstart, vend, shift, add) \
-	(SPAN_NR_ENTRIES(vstart, vend, shift) + (add))
+#define EARLY_ENTRIES(lvl, vstart, vend) \
+	SPAN_NR_ENTRIES(vstart, vend, SWAPPER_BLOCK_SHIFT + lvl * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 
-#define EARLY_LEVEL(lvl, lvls, vstart, vend, add)	\
-	(lvls > lvl ? EARLY_ENTRIES(vstart, vend, SWAPPER_BLOCK_SHIFT + lvl * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3), add) : 0)
+#define EARLY_LEVEL(lvl, lvls, vstart, vend, add) \
+	((lvls) > (lvl) ? EARLY_ENTRIES(lvl, vstart, vend) + (add) : 0)
 
 #define EARLY_PAGES(lvls, vstart, vend, add) (1 	/* PGDIR page */				\
 	+ EARLY_LEVEL(3, (lvls), (vstart), (vend), add) /* each entry needs a next level page table */	\
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
index a9136cc551cc..288964341404 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-hwdef.h
@@ -7,40 +7,46 @@
 
 #include <asm/memory.h>
 
+#define PTDESC_ORDER 3
+
+/* Number of VA bits resolved by a single translation table level */
+#define PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT	(PAGE_SHIFT - PTDESC_ORDER)
+
 /*
  * Number of page-table levels required to address 'va_bits' wide
  * address, without section mapping. We resolve the top (va_bits - PAGE_SHIFT)
- * bits with (PAGE_SHIFT - 3) bits at each page table level. Hence:
+ * bits with PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT bits at each page table level. Hence:
  *
- *  levels = DIV_ROUND_UP((va_bits - PAGE_SHIFT), (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+ *  levels = DIV_ROUND_UP((va_bits - PAGE_SHIFT), PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
  *
  * where DIV_ROUND_UP(n, d) => (((n) + (d) - 1) / (d))
  *
  * We cannot include linux/kernel.h which defines DIV_ROUND_UP here
  * due to build issues. So we open code DIV_ROUND_UP here:
  *
- *	((((va_bits) - PAGE_SHIFT) + (PAGE_SHIFT - 3) - 1) / (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+ *	((((va_bits) - PAGE_SHIFT) + PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT - 1) / PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
  *
  * which gets simplified as :
  */
-#define ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(va_bits) (((va_bits) - 4) / (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(va_bits) \
+	(((va_bits) - PTDESC_ORDER - 1) / PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 
 /*
  * Size mapped by an entry at level n ( -1 <= n <= 3)
- * We map (PAGE_SHIFT - 3) at all translation levels and PAGE_SHIFT bits
+ * We map PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT at all translation levels and PAGE_SHIFT bits
  * in the final page. The maximum number of translation levels supported by
  * the architecture is 5. Hence, starting at level n, we have further
  * ((4 - n) - 1) levels of translation excluding the offset within the page.
  * So, the total number of bits mapped by an entry at level n is :
  *
- *  ((4 - n) - 1) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3) + PAGE_SHIFT
+ *  ((4 - n) - 1) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT + PAGE_SHIFT
  *
  * Rearranging it a bit we get :
- *   (4 - n) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3) + 3
+ *   (4 - n) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT + PTDESC_ORDER
  */
-#define ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(n)	((PAGE_SHIFT - 3) * (4 - (n)) + 3)
+#define ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(n)	(PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT * (4 - (n)) + PTDESC_ORDER)
 
-#define PTRS_PER_PTE		(1 << (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define PTRS_PER_PTE		(1 << PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 
 /*
  * PMD_SHIFT determines the size a level 2 page table entry can map.
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@
 #define PMD_SHIFT		ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(2)
 #define PMD_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << PMD_SHIFT)
 #define PMD_MASK		(~(PMD_SIZE-1))
-#define PTRS_PER_PMD		(1 << (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define PTRS_PER_PMD		(1 << PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -59,14 +65,14 @@
 #define PUD_SHIFT		ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(1)
 #define PUD_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << PUD_SHIFT)
 #define PUD_MASK		(~(PUD_SIZE-1))
-#define PTRS_PER_PUD		(1 << (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define PTRS_PER_PUD		(1 << PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 4
 #define P4D_SHIFT		ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(0)
 #define P4D_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << P4D_SHIFT)
 #define P4D_MASK		(~(P4D_SIZE-1))
-#define PTRS_PER_P4D		(1 << (PAGE_SHIFT - 3))
+#define PTRS_PER_P4D		(1 << PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT)
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_range.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_range.c
index 5778697f3062..81345f68f9fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_range.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_range.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void __init map_range(u64 *pte, u64 start, u64 end, u64 pa, pgprot_t prot,
 {
 	u64 cmask = (level == 3) ? CONT_PTE_SIZE - 1 : U64_MAX;
 	pteval_t protval = pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_TYPE_MASK;
-	int lshift = (3 - level) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3);
+	int lshift = (3 - level) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT;
 	u64 lmask = (PAGE_SIZE << lshift) - 1;
 
 	start	&= PAGE_MASK;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/kasan_init.c b/arch/arm64/mm/kasan_init.c
index b65a29440a0c..d541ce45daeb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/kasan_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/kasan_init.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void __init kasan_pgd_populate(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
  */
 static bool __init root_level_aligned(u64 addr)
 {
-	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits_actual) - 1) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3);
+	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits_actual) - 1) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT;
 
 	return (addr % (PAGE_SIZE << shift)) == 0;
 }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int __init root_level_idx(u64 addr)
 	 */
 	u64 vabits = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_64K_PAGES) ? VA_BITS
 							: vabits_actual;
-	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits) - 1) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3);
+	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits) - 1) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT;
 
 	return (addr & ~_PAGE_OFFSET(vabits)) >> (shift + PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void __init clone_next_level(u64 addr, pgd_t *tmp_pg_dir, pud_t *pud)
  */
 static int __init next_level_idx(u64 addr)
 {
-	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits_actual) - 2) * (PAGE_SHIFT - 3);
+	int shift = (ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVELS(vabits_actual) - 2) * PTDESC_TABLE_SHIFT;
 
 	return (addr >> (shift + PAGE_SHIFT)) % PTRS_PER_PTE;
 }