diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 4954e196680c..782772df62c8 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@ static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct compact_control *cc,
 
 		/* If a page was split, advance to the end of it */
 		if (isolated) {
+			cc->nr_freepages += isolated;
+			if (!strict &&
+				cc->nr_migratepages <= cc->nr_freepages) {
+				blockpfn += isolated;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			blockpfn += isolated - 1;
 			cursor += isolated - 1;
 			continue;
@@ -899,7 +906,6 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc)
 	unsigned long isolate_start_pfn; /* exact pfn we start at */
 	unsigned long block_end_pfn;	/* end of current pageblock */
 	unsigned long low_pfn;	     /* lowest pfn scanner is able to scan */
-	int nr_freepages = cc->nr_freepages;
 	struct list_head *freelist = &cc->freepages;
 
 	/*
@@ -924,11 +930,11 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc)
 	 * pages on cc->migratepages. We stop searching if the migrate
 	 * and free page scanners meet or enough free pages are isolated.
 	 */
-	for (; block_start_pfn >= low_pfn && cc->nr_migratepages > nr_freepages;
+	for (; block_start_pfn >= low_pfn &&
+			cc->nr_migratepages > cc->nr_freepages;
 				block_end_pfn = block_start_pfn,
 				block_start_pfn -= pageblock_nr_pages,
 				isolate_start_pfn = block_start_pfn) {
-		unsigned long isolated;
 
 		/*
 		 * This can iterate a massively long zone without finding any
@@ -953,9 +959,8 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Found a block suitable for isolating free pages from. */
-		isolated = isolate_freepages_block(cc, &isolate_start_pfn,
+		isolate_freepages_block(cc, &isolate_start_pfn,
 					block_end_pfn, freelist, false);
-		nr_freepages += isolated;
 
 		/*
 		 * Remember where the free scanner should restart next time,
@@ -987,8 +992,6 @@ static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc)
 	 */
 	if (block_start_pfn < low_pfn)
 		cc->free_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn;
-
-	cc->nr_freepages = nr_freepages;
 }
 
 /*