diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/page0zip.ic b/storage/innobase/include/page0zip.ic
index 371aac2..1236fed 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/page0zip.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/page0zip.ic
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ static inline bool page_zip_rec_needs_ext(ulint rec_size, ulint comp,
     on the uncompressed page. */
     return (rec_size - (REC_N_NEW_EXTRA_BYTES - 2 - 1) >=
                 page_zip_empty_size(n_fields, page_size.physical()) ||
-            rec_size >= page_get_free_space_of_empty(true) / 2);
+            rec_size >= page_get_free_space_of_empty(true) / 3);
   }

-  return (rec_size >= page_get_free_space_of_empty(comp) / 2);
+  return (rec_size >= page_get_free_space_of_empty(comp) / 3);
 }
 #endif /* !UNIV_HOTBACKUP */