diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index daa016063793..6e5e8f762532 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ zonelist_scan:
 		 */
 		if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_FAIR) {
 			if (!zone_local(preferred_zone, zone))
-				continue;
+				break;
 			if (zone_page_state(zone, NR_ALLOC_BATCH) <= 0)
 				continue;
 		}