diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 5e8eadd71bac71bee1dd9a121a3d44f3a4373c56..c627fa4c991f7d97ddfe308fda404e6fb5cb247a 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2646,7 +2646,8 @@ static bool pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pg_data_t *pgdat)
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= ZONE_NORMAL; i++) {
 		zone = &pgdat->node_zones[i];
-		if (!populated_zone(zone))
+		if (!populated_zone(zone) ||
+		    zone_reclaimable_pages(zone) == 0)
 			continue;
 
 		pfmemalloc_reserve += min_wmark_pages(zone);