diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f47439e0ef10..191f0f95d3ed 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3936,6 +3936,7 @@ __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();