diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index dcb058b..38ce488 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -494,12 +494,13 @@
 
 	while ((ret = compact_finished(zone, cc)) == COMPACT_CONTINUE) {
 		unsigned long nr_migrate, nr_remaining;
+		int err;
 
 		if (!isolate_migratepages(zone, cc))
 			continue;
 
 		nr_migrate = cc->nr_migratepages;
-		migrate_pages(&cc->migratepages, compaction_alloc,
+		err = migrate_pages(&cc->migratepages, compaction_alloc,
 				(unsigned long)cc, false,
 				cc->sync);
 		update_nr_listpages(cc);
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@
 						nr_remaining);
 
 		/* Release LRU pages not migrated */
-		if (!list_empty(&cc->migratepages)) {
+		if (err) {
 			putback_lru_pages(&cc->migratepages);
 			cc->nr_migratepages = 0;
 		}