diff --git a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
index f7f1d7169b11c332612ba09a1663141870e08849..089743ade734fc564e18bfa7be35608da68d6fde 100644
--- a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
+++ b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
@@ -158,6 +158,26 @@ static inline bool balloon_page_movable(struct page *page)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * isolated_balloon_page - identify an isolated balloon page on private
+ *			   compaction/migration page lists.
+ *
+ * After a compaction thread isolates a balloon page for migration, it raises
+ * the page refcount to prevent concurrent compaction threads from re-isolating
+ * the same page. For that reason putback_movable_pages(), or other routines
+ * that need to identify isolated balloon pages on private pagelists, cannot
+ * rely on balloon_page_movable() to accomplish the task.
+ */
+static inline bool isolated_balloon_page(struct page *page)
+{
+	/* Already isolated balloon pages, by default, have a raised refcount */
+	if (page_flags_cleared(page) && !page_mapped(page) &&
+	    page_count(page) >= 2)
+		return __is_movable_balloon_page(page);
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * balloon_page_insert - insert a page into the balloon's page list and make
  *		         the page->mapping assignment accordingly.
@@ -243,6 +263,11 @@ static inline bool balloon_page_movable(struct page *page)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool isolated_balloon_page(struct page *page)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline bool balloon_page_isolate(struct page *page)
 {
 	return false;
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 9c8d5f59d30bb87e63c9990c085eb646e69b4ed7..a26bccd44ccb0a907662c08135399462bd816b9c 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void putback_movable_pages(struct list_head *l)
 		list_del(&page->lru);
 		dec_zone_page_state(page, NR_ISOLATED_ANON +
 				page_is_file_cache(page));
-		if (unlikely(balloon_page_movable(page)))
+		if (unlikely(isolated_balloon_page(page)))
 			balloon_page_putback(page);
 		else
 			putback_lru_page(page);
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index beb35778c69f147e47c30b44ee151953c68c4969..53f2f82f83ae0d16bf19646cdb5b3bce5fc4e4cf 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
 #include <linux/swapops.h>
+#include <linux/balloon_compaction.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
@@ -1113,7 +1114,8 @@ unsigned long reclaim_clean_pages_from_list(struct zone *zone,
 	LIST_HEAD(clean_pages);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, page_list, lru) {
-		if (page_is_file_cache(page) && !PageDirty(page)) {
+		if (page_is_file_cache(page) && !PageDirty(page) &&
+		    !isolated_balloon_page(page)) {
 			ClearPageActive(page);
 			list_move(&page->lru, &clean_pages);
 		}