diff --git a/mm/workingset.c b/mm/workingset.c
index 10e96de945b3..7db8f3dad13c 100644
--- a/mm/workingset.c
+++ b/mm/workingset.c
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ static unsigned long count_shadow_nodes(struct shrinker *shrinker,
 	unsigned long pages;
 
 	nodes = list_lru_shrink_count(&shadow_nodes, sc);
+	if (!nodes)
+		return SHRINK_EMPTY;
 
 	/*
 	 * Approximate a reasonable limit for the nodes
@@ -503,9 +505,6 @@ static unsigned long count_shadow_nodes(struct shrinker *shrinker,
 
 	max_nodes = pages >> (XA_CHUNK_SHIFT - 3);
 
-	if (!nodes)
-		return SHRINK_EMPTY;
-
 	if (nodes <= max_nodes)
 		return 0;
 	return nodes - max_nodes;