diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 80944acb5b4e..93eaeaf5ca9d 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -4358,6 +4358,9 @@ static struct folio *alloc_anon_folio(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 
 	pte_unmap(pte);
 
+	if (!orders)
+		goto fallback;
+
 	/* Try allocating the highest of the remaining orders. */
 	gfp = vma_thp_gfp_mask(vma);
 	while (orders) {