diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 67f523c4711a2e8d0de4e0599c77cfabdda82efd..04bf1ad50144477c1cb30d9ee2e000fdc954f825 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3041,9 +3041,6 @@ bool __zone_watermark_ok(struct zone *z, unsigned int order, unsigned long mark,
 		if (!area->nr_free)
 			continue;
 
-		if (alloc_harder)
-			return true;
-
 		for (mt = 0; mt < MIGRATE_PCPTYPES; mt++) {
 			if (!list_empty(&area->free_list[mt]))
 				return true;
@@ -3055,6 +3052,9 @@ bool __zone_watermark_ok(struct zone *z, unsigned int order, unsigned long mark,
 			return true;
 		}
 #endif
+		if (alloc_harder &&
+			!list_empty(&area->free_list[MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC]))
+			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }