diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 208071c48bf2fbedba600039a6d19a91c5ce3659..ece2ecb081025dd5f1ebf74ed24c0ce70bd5a4bf 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -935,6 +935,16 @@ static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
 			/* Check that we have not crossed a zone boundary. */
 			if (unlikely(page_zone_id(cursor_page) != zone_id))
 				continue;
+
+			/*
+			 * If we don't have enough swap space, reclaiming of
+			 * anon page which don't already have a swap slot is
+			 * pointless.
+			 */
+			if (nr_swap_pages <= 0 && PageAnon(cursor_page) &&
+					!PageSwapCache(cursor_page))
+				continue;
+
 			if (__isolate_lru_page(cursor_page, mode, file) == 0) {
 				list_move(&cursor_page->lru, dst);
 				mem_cgroup_del_lru(cursor_page);