diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 6680ee77f963..65ad214e21f3 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -5092,6 +5092,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 restart:
 	compaction_retries = 0;
 	no_progress_loops = 0;
+	compact_result = COMPACT_SKIPPED;
 	compact_priority = DEF_COMPACT_PRIORITY;
 	cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
 	zonelist_iter_cookie = zonelist_iter_begin();