diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index c638b28310fc..142cb61f4822 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3318,6 +3318,20 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
 	/* Try to sleep for a short interval */
 	if (prepare_kswapd_sleep(pgdat, order, remaining,
 						balanced_classzone_idx)) {
+		/*
+		 * Compaction records what page blocks it recently failed to
+		 * isolate pages from and skips them in the future scanning.
+		 * When kswapd is going to sleep, it is reasonable to assume
+		 * that pages and compaction may succeed so reset the cache.
+		 */
+		reset_isolation_suitable(pgdat);
+
+		/*
+		 * We have freed the memory, now we should compact it to make
+		 * allocation of the requested order possible.
+		 */
+		wakeup_kcompactd(pgdat, order, classzone_idx);
+
 		remaining = schedule_timeout(HZ/10);
 		finish_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait);
 		prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -3341,20 +3355,6 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
 		 */
 		set_pgdat_percpu_threshold(pgdat, calculate_normal_threshold);
 
-		/*
-		 * Compaction records what page blocks it recently failed to
-		 * isolate pages from and skips them in the future scanning.
-		 * When kswapd is going to sleep, it is reasonable to assume
-		 * that pages and compaction may succeed so reset the cache.
-		 */
-		reset_isolation_suitable(pgdat);
-
-		/*
-		 * We have freed the memory, now we should compact it to make
-		 * allocation of the requested order possible.
-		 */
-		wakeup_kcompactd(pgdat, order, classzone_idx);
-
 		if (!kthread_should_stop())
 			schedule();