diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index cd0980393bac765218b0828b315c6ea50bfc5b64..1505c573719d9c4722eb6c52e915dfdb5e8c8353 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ static unsigned long balance_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
 		 */
 		if (raise_priority || !sc.nr_reclaimed)
 			sc.priority--;
-	} while (sc.priority >= 0 &&
+	} while (sc.priority >= 1 &&
 		 !pgdat_balanced(pgdat, order, *classzone_idx));
 
 out: