diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 843c87d1e61f..41d1064aabfb 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ static int shrink_list(struct list_head *page_list, struct scan_control *sc)
 		 * Anonymous process memory has backing store?
 		 * Try to allocate it some swap space here.
 		 */
-		if (PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapCache(page) && sc->may_swap) {
+		if (PageAnon(page) && !PageSwapCache(page)) {
+			if (!sc->may_swap)
+				goto keep_locked;
 			if (!add_to_swap(page))
 				goto activate_locked;
 		}