diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 021a296..94bdbe1 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -420,13 +420,6 @@
 	if (cc->free_pfn <= cc->migrate_pfn)
 		return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
 
-	/* Compaction run is not finished if the watermark is not met */
-	watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone);
-	watermark += (1 << cc->order);
-
-	if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc->order, watermark, 0, 0))
-		return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
-
 	/*
 	 * order == -1 is expected when compacting via
 	 * /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory
@@ -434,6 +427,13 @@
 	if (cc->order == -1)
 		return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
 
+	/* Compaction run is not finished if the watermark is not met */
+	watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone);
+	watermark += (1 << cc->order);
+
+	if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc->order, watermark, 0, 0))
+		return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
+
 	/* Direct compactor: Is a suitable page free? */
 	for (order = cc->order; order < MAX_ORDER; order++) {
 		/* Job done if page is free of the right migratetype */
@@ -461,6 +461,13 @@
 	unsigned long watermark;
 
 	/*
+	 * order == -1 is expected when compacting via
+	 * /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory
+	 */
+	if (order == -1)
+		return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
+
+	/*
 	 * Watermarks for order-0 must be met for compaction. Note the 2UL.
 	 * This is because during migration, copies of pages need to be
 	 * allocated and for a short time, the footprint is higher
@@ -470,13 +477,6 @@
 		return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
 
 	/*
-	 * order == -1 is expected when compacting via
-	 * /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory
-	 */
-	if (order == -1)
-		return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
-
-	/*
 	 * fragmentation index determines if allocation failures are due to
 	 * low memory or external fragmentation
 	 *