diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 3583f7195d5bed5a166986794ea6788d1c277225..a762be57e46e14efa571b967eb75696c35ebd034 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2858,8 +2858,12 @@ __alloc_pages_may_oom(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 			 * XXX: Page reclaim didn't yield anything,
 			 * and the OOM killer can't be invoked, but
 			 * keep looping as per tradition.
+			 *
+			 * But do not keep looping if oom_killer_disable()
+			 * was already called, for the system is trying to
+			 * enter a quiescent state during suspend.
 			 */
-			*did_some_progress = 1;
+			*did_some_progress = !oom_killer_disabled;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (pm_suspended_storage())