diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 1c51e4f..06879ea 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@
 	struct shrink_control shrink = {
 		.gfp_mask = sc->gfp_mask,
 	};
+	enum zone_type requested_highidx = gfp_zone(sc->gfp_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the number of buffer_heads in the machine exceeds the maximum
@@ -2358,7 +2359,8 @@
 				 * noticeable problem, like transparent huge
 				 * page allocations.
 				 */
-				if (compaction_ready(zone, sc)) {
+				if ((zonelist_zone_idx(z) <= requested_highidx)
+				    && compaction_ready(zone, sc)) {
 					aborted_reclaim = true;
 					continue;
 				}