diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ed62c4b9059880f13a1540a901a7bf278f4e41bd..8bcc10616fabdae756f0a9d246177b242c963e43 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3185,29 +3185,21 @@ __alloc_pages_may_oom(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 static struct page *
 __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		unsigned int alloc_flags, const struct alloc_context *ac,
-		enum migrate_mode mode, int *contended_compaction,
-		bool *deferred_compaction)
+		enum migrate_mode mode, enum compact_result *compact_result)
 {
-	enum compact_result compact_result;
 	struct page *page;
+	int contended_compaction;
 
 	if (!order)
 		return NULL;
 
 	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
-	compact_result = try_to_compact_pages(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags, ac,
-						mode, contended_compaction);
+	*compact_result = try_to_compact_pages(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags, ac,
+						mode, &contended_compaction);
 	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
 
-	switch (compact_result) {
-	case COMPACT_DEFERRED:
-		*deferred_compaction = true;
-		/* fall-through */
-	case COMPACT_SKIPPED:
+	if (*compact_result <= COMPACT_INACTIVE)
 		return NULL;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * At least in one zone compaction wasn't deferred or skipped, so let's
@@ -3233,6 +3225,24 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	 */
 	count_vm_event(COMPACTFAIL);
 
+	/*
+	 * In all zones where compaction was attempted (and not
+	 * deferred or skipped), lock contention has been detected.
+	 * For THP allocation we do not want to disrupt the others
+	 * so we fallback to base pages instead.
+	 */
+	if (contended_compaction == COMPACT_CONTENDED_LOCK)
+		*compact_result = COMPACT_CONTENDED;
+
+	/*
+	 * If compaction was aborted due to need_resched(), we do not
+	 * want to further increase allocation latency, unless it is
+	 * khugepaged trying to collapse.
+	 */
+	if (contended_compaction == COMPACT_CONTENDED_SCHED
+		&& !(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+		*compact_result = COMPACT_CONTENDED;
+
 	cond_resched();
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -3241,8 +3251,7 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 static inline struct page *
 __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		unsigned int alloc_flags, const struct alloc_context *ac,
-		enum migrate_mode mode, int *contended_compaction,
-		bool *deferred_compaction)
+		enum migrate_mode mode, enum compact_result *compact_result)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -3387,8 +3396,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	unsigned long pages_reclaimed = 0;
 	unsigned long did_some_progress;
 	enum migrate_mode migration_mode = MIGRATE_ASYNC;
-	bool deferred_compaction = false;
-	int contended_compaction = COMPACT_CONTENDED_NONE;
+	enum compact_result compact_result;
 
 	/*
 	 * In the slowpath, we sanity check order to avoid ever trying to
@@ -3475,8 +3483,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	 */
 	page = __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags, ac,
 					migration_mode,
-					&contended_compaction,
-					&deferred_compaction);
+					&compact_result);
 	if (page)
 		goto got_pg;
 
@@ -3489,25 +3496,14 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		 * to heavily disrupt the system, so we fail the allocation
 		 * instead of entering direct reclaim.
 		 */
-		if (deferred_compaction)
-			goto nopage;
-
-		/*
-		 * In all zones where compaction was attempted (and not
-		 * deferred or skipped), lock contention has been detected.
-		 * For THP allocation we do not want to disrupt the others
-		 * so we fallback to base pages instead.
-		 */
-		if (contended_compaction == COMPACT_CONTENDED_LOCK)
+		if (compact_result == COMPACT_DEFERRED)
 			goto nopage;
 
 		/*
-		 * If compaction was aborted due to need_resched(), we do not
-		 * want to further increase allocation latency, unless it is
-		 * khugepaged trying to collapse.
+		 * Compaction is contended so rather back off than cause
+		 * excessive stalls.
 		 */
-		if (contended_compaction == COMPACT_CONTENDED_SCHED
-			&& !(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+		if(compact_result == COMPACT_CONTENDED)
 			goto nopage;
 	}
 
@@ -3555,8 +3551,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	 */
 	page = __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_mask, order, alloc_flags,
 					    ac, migration_mode,
-					    &contended_compaction,
-					    &deferred_compaction);
+					    &compact_result);
 	if (page)
 		goto got_pg;
 nopage: