diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index ac1248933b31..ca099159b45a 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@ repeat:
 					       nid, flags);
 	}
 
+	if (!nr_new)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * If this was the first round, resize array and repeat for actual
 	 * insertions; otherwise, merge and return.