diff --git a/xen/common/page_alloc.c b/xen/common/page_alloc.c
index 00fa24e330..bfd4150be7 100644
--- a/xen/common/page_alloc.c
+++ b/xen/common/page_alloc.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ static void free_heap_pages(
             /* Merge with predecessor block? */
             if ( !mfn_valid(page_to_mfn(predecessor)) ||
                  !page_state_is(predecessor, free) ||
+                 (predecessor->count_info & PGC_static) ||
                  (PFN_ORDER(predecessor) != order) ||
                  (phys_to_nid(page_to_maddr(predecessor)) != node) )
                 break;
@@ -1506,6 +1507,7 @@ static void free_heap_pages(
             /* Merge with successor block? */
             if ( !mfn_valid(page_to_mfn(successor)) ||
                  !page_state_is(successor, free) ||
+                 (successor->count_info & PGC_static) ||
                  (PFN_ORDER(successor) != order) ||
                  (phys_to_nid(page_to_maddr(successor)) != node) )
                 break;