diff --git a/criu/arch/aarch64/crtools.c b/criu/arch/aarch64/crtools.c
index f98743a23..b2ef1c312 100644
--- a/criu/arch/aarch64/crtools.c
+++ b/criu/arch/aarch64/crtools.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include "restorer.h"
 #include <compel/compel.h>
 
+unsigned __page_size = 0;
+unsigned __page_shift = 0;
+
 #define assign_reg(dst, src, e)		dst->e = (__typeof__(dst->e))(src)->e
 
 int save_task_regs(void *x, user_regs_struct_t *regs, user_fpregs_struct_t *fpsimd)
diff --git a/criu/arch/ppc64/crtools.c b/criu/arch/ppc64/crtools.c
index 5a5966ad4..077c243b2 100644
--- a/criu/arch/ppc64/crtools.c
+++ b/criu/arch/ppc64/crtools.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include "images/core.pb-c.h"
 #include "images/creds.pb-c.h"
 
+unsigned __page_size = 0;
+unsigned __page_shift = 0;
+
 static UserPpc64FpstateEntry *copy_fp_regs(uint64_t *fpregs)
 {
 	UserPpc64FpstateEntry *fpe;
diff --git a/include/common/arch/aarch64/asm/page.h b/include/common/arch/aarch64/asm/page.h
index 4126c8474..bd8fe8f71 100644
--- a/include/common/arch/aarch64/asm/page.h
+++ b/include/common/arch/aarch64/asm/page.h
@@ -4,22 +4,36 @@
 #define ARCH_HAS_LONG_PAGES
 
 #ifndef CR_NOGLIBC
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h> /* ffsl() */
+#include <unistd.h> /* _SC_PAGESIZE */
 
-#ifndef PAGE_SHIFT
-# define PAGE_SHIFT	12
-#endif
+extern unsigned __page_size;
+extern unsigned __page_shift;
 
-#ifndef PAGE_SIZE
-# define PAGE_SIZE	(1UL << PAGE_SHIFT)
-#endif
+static inline unsigned page_size(void)
+{
+	if (!__page_size)
+		__page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+	return __page_size;
+}
 
-#ifndef PAGE_MASK
-# define PAGE_MASK	(~(PAGE_SIZE - 1))
-#endif
+static inline unsigned page_shift(void)
+{
+	if (!__page_shift)
+		__page_shift = (ffsl(page_size()) - 1);
+	return __page_shift;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Don't add ifdefs for PAGE_SIZE: if any header defines it as a constant
+ * on aarch64, then we need refrain using PAGE_SIZE in criu and use
+ * page_size() across sources (as it may differ on aarch64).
+ */
+#define PAGE_SIZE	page_size()
+#define PAGE_MASK	(~(PAGE_SIZE - 1))
+#define PAGE_SHIFT	page_shift()
 
 #define PAGE_PFN(addr)	((addr) / PAGE_SIZE)
-#define page_size()	sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)
 
 #else /* CR_NOGLIBC */
 
diff --git a/include/common/arch/ppc64/asm/page.h b/include/common/arch/ppc64/asm/page.h
index a95af55ef..5107cb8e0 100644
--- a/include/common/arch/ppc64/asm/page.h
+++ b/include/common/arch/ppc64/asm/page.h
@@ -4,26 +4,36 @@
 #define ARCH_HAS_LONG_PAGES
 
 #ifndef CR_NOGLIBC
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h> /* ffsl() */
+#include <unistd.h> /* _SC_PAGESIZE */
+
+extern unsigned __page_size;
+extern unsigned __page_shift;
+
+static inline unsigned page_size(void)
+{
+	if (!__page_size)
+		__page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+	return __page_size;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned page_shift(void)
+{
+	if (!__page_shift)
+		__page_shift = (ffsl(page_size()) - 1);
+	return __page_shift;
+}
 
 /*
- * Default config for Pseries is to use 64K pages.
- * See kernel file arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_*defconfig
+ * Don't add ifdefs for PAGE_SIZE: if any header defines it as a constant
+ * on ppc64, then we need refrain using PAGE_SIZE in criu and use
+ * page_size() across sources (as it may differ on ppc64).
  */
-#ifndef PAGE_SHIFT
-# define PAGE_SHIFT	16
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PAGE_SIZE
-# define PAGE_SIZE	(1UL << PAGE_SHIFT)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PAGE_MASK
-# define PAGE_MASK	(~(PAGE_SIZE - 1))
-#endif
+#define PAGE_SIZE	page_size()
+#define PAGE_MASK	(~(PAGE_SIZE - 1))
+#define PAGE_SHIFT	page_shift()
 
 #define PAGE_PFN(addr)	((addr) / PAGE_SIZE)
-#define page_size()	sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)
 
 #else /* CR_NOGLIBC */