diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 12a7a81996d3b6fb145bc78b20fd2448c8532bbc..090c23060be8fa69a73fad740a80a438cf5f1296 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4987,7 +4987,7 @@ unsigned long __alloc_pages_bulk(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 	gfp &= gfp_allowed_mask;
 	alloc_gfp = gfp;
 	if (!prepare_alloc_pages(gfp, 0, preferred_nid, nodemask, &ac, &alloc_gfp, &alloc_flags))
-		return 0;
+		return nr_populated;
 	gfp = alloc_gfp;
 
 	/* Find an allowed local zone that meets the low watermark. */