diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 7ea259d..2f42d95 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -701,8 +701,11 @@
 		if (err) {
 			putback_lru_pages(&cc->migratepages);
 			cc->nr_migratepages = 0;
+			if (err == -ENOMEM) {
+				ret = COMPACT_PARTIAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
-
 	}
 
 out: