diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 158b0bcd12fd..bfe2d1d50fbe 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ struct queue_pages {
 	unsigned long start;
 	unsigned long end;
 	struct vm_area_struct *first;
+	bool has_unmovable;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -444,9 +445,8 @@ static inline bool queue_pages_required(struct page *page,
 /*
  * queue_folios_pmd() has three possible return values:
  * 0 - folios are placed on the right node or queued successfully, or
- *     special page is met, i.e. huge zero page.
- * 1 - there is unmovable folio, and MPOL_MF_MOVE* & MPOL_MF_STRICT were
- *     specified.
+ *     special page is met, i.e. zero page, or unmovable page is found
+ *     but continue walking (indicated by queue_pages.has_unmovable).
  * -EIO - is migration entry or only MPOL_MF_STRICT was specified and an
  *        existing folio was already on a node that does not follow the
  *        policy.
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int queue_folios_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, spinlock_t *ptl, unsigned long addr,
 	if (flags & (MPOL_MF_MOVE | MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL)) {
 		if (!vma_migratable(walk->vma) ||
 		    migrate_folio_add(folio, qp->pagelist, flags)) {
-			ret = 1;
+			qp->has_unmovable = true;
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -493,9 +493,8 @@ unlock:
  *
  * queue_folios_pte_range() has three possible return values:
  * 0 - folios are placed on the right node or queued successfully, or
- *     special page is met, i.e. zero page.
- * 1 - there is unmovable folio, and MPOL_MF_MOVE* & MPOL_MF_STRICT were
- *     specified.
+ *     special page is met, i.e. zero page, or unmovable page is found
+ *     but continue walking (indicated by queue_pages.has_unmovable).
  * -EIO - only MPOL_MF_STRICT was specified and an existing folio was already
  *        on a node that does not follow the policy.
  */
@@ -506,7 +505,6 @@ static int queue_folios_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 	struct folio *folio;
 	struct queue_pages *qp = walk->private;
 	unsigned long flags = qp->flags;
-	bool has_unmovable = false;
 	pte_t *pte, *mapped_pte;
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 
@@ -533,11 +531,12 @@ static int queue_folios_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 		if (!queue_pages_required(&folio->page, qp))
 			continue;
 		if (flags & (MPOL_MF_MOVE | MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL)) {
-			/* MPOL_MF_STRICT must be specified if we get here */
-			if (!vma_migratable(vma)) {
-				has_unmovable = true;
-				break;
-			}
+			/*
+			 * MPOL_MF_STRICT must be specified if we get here.
+			 * Continue walking vmas due to MPOL_MF_MOVE* flags.
+			 */
+			if (!vma_migratable(vma))
+				qp->has_unmovable = true;
 
 			/*
 			 * Do not abort immediately since there may be
@@ -545,16 +544,13 @@ static int queue_folios_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 			 * need migrate other LRU pages.
 			 */
 			if (migrate_folio_add(folio, qp->pagelist, flags))
-				has_unmovable = true;
+				qp->has_unmovable = true;
 		} else
 			break;
 	}
 	pte_unmap_unlock(mapped_pte, ptl);
 	cond_resched();
 
-	if (has_unmovable)
-		return 1;
-
 	return addr != end ? -EIO : 0;
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +590,7 @@ static int queue_pages_hugetlb(pte_t *pte, unsigned long hmask,
 		 * Detecting misplaced page but allow migrating pages which
 		 * have been queued.
 		 */
-		ret = 1;
+		qp->has_unmovable = true;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -608,7 +604,7 @@ static int queue_pages_hugetlb(pte_t *pte, unsigned long hmask,
 			 * Failed to isolate page but allow migrating pages
 			 * which have been queued.
 			 */
-			ret = 1;
+			qp->has_unmovable = true;
 	}
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
@@ -737,10 +733,13 @@ queue_pages_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 		.start = start,
 		.end = end,
 		.first = NULL,
+		.has_unmovable = false,
 	};
 
 	err = walk_page_range(mm, start, end, &queue_pages_walk_ops, &qp);
 
+	if (qp.has_unmovable)
+		err = 1;
 	if (!qp.first)
 		/* whole range in hole */
 		err = -EFAULT;
@@ -1338,7 +1337,7 @@ static long do_mbind(unsigned long start, unsigned long len,
 				putback_movable_pages(&pagelist);
 		}
 
-		if ((ret > 0) || (nr_failed && (flags & MPOL_MF_STRICT)))
+		if (((ret > 0) || nr_failed) && (flags & MPOL_MF_STRICT))
 			err = -EIO;
 	} else {
 up_out: