diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index e78cb9688421..b6984e234fdf 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static int __compact_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, struct compact_control *cc)
 		if (cc->order > 0) {
 			int ok = zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc->order,
 						low_wmark_pages(zone), 0, 0);
-			if (ok && cc->order > zone->compact_order_failed)
+			if (ok && cc->order >= zone->compact_order_failed)
 				zone->compact_order_failed = cc->order + 1;
 			/* Currently async compaction is never deferred. */
 			else if (!ok && cc->sync)