diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 544d19d681a2..42c59300bacd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ zonelist_scan:
 			!cpuset_zone_allowed_softwall(zone, gfp_mask))
 				continue;
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS < NR_WMARK);
-		if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS)
+		if (unlikely(alloc_flags & ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS))
 			goto try_this_zone;
 		/*
 		 * Distribute pages in proportion to the individual