diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index fbf1f547dd83..3eb5adf1b2dd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ zonelist_scan:
 		 */
 		if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_FAIR) {
 			if (!zone_local(preferred_zone, zone))
-				continue;
+				break;
 			if (atomic_long_read(&zone->vm_stat[NR_ALLOC_BATCH]) <= 0)
 				continue;
 		}