diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index e3204efed9ef..771dad70a08f 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 	struct zone *zone = lruvec_zone(lruvec);
 	unsigned long anon_prio, file_prio;
 	enum scan_balance scan_balance;
-	unsigned long anon, file, free;
+	unsigned long anon, file;
 	bool force_scan = false;
 	unsigned long ap, fp;
 	enum lru_list lru;
@@ -1895,11 +1895,6 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	anon  = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_ANON) +
-		get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_ANON);
-	file  = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE) +
-		get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
-
 	/*
 	 * If it's foreseeable that reclaiming the file cache won't be
 	 * enough to get the zone back into a desirable shape, we have
@@ -1907,8 +1902,14 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 	 * thrashing - remaining file pages alone.
 	 */
 	if (global_reclaim(sc)) {
-		free = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
-		if (unlikely(file + free <= high_wmark_pages(zone))) {
+		unsigned long zonefile;
+		unsigned long zonefree;
+
+		zonefree = zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
+		zonefile = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE) +
+			   zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_FILE);
+
+		if (unlikely(zonefile + zonefree <= high_wmark_pages(zone))) {
 			scan_balance = SCAN_ANON;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1943,6 +1944,12 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 	 *
 	 * anon in [0], file in [1]
 	 */
+
+	anon  = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_ANON) +
+		get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_ANON);
+	file  = get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE) +
+		get_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_INACTIVE_FILE);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 	if (unlikely(reclaim_stat->recent_scanned[0] > anon / 4)) {
 		reclaim_stat->recent_scanned[0] /= 2;