diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 82ff874953b5..d87e5e95f4a7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3188,6 +3188,15 @@ static bool vma_is_accessed(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * This vma has not been accessed for a while, and if the number
+	 * the threads in the same process is low, which means no other
+	 * threads can help scan this vma, force a vma scan.
+	 */
+	if (READ_ONCE(mm->numa_scan_seq) >
+	   (vma->numab_state->prev_scan_seq + get_nr_threads(current)))
+		return true;
+
 	return false;
 }