diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index be598e9a5f98..69ca52620236 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	unsigned long haddr = vmf->address & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
 	int nid = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	int target_nid, last_cpupid = (-1 & LAST_CPUPID_MASK);
-	bool migrated = false, writable = false;
+	bool writable = false;
 	int flags = 0;
 
 	vmf->ptl = pmd_lock(vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd);
@@ -1697,8 +1697,7 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	spin_unlock(vmf->ptl);
 	writable = false;
 
-	migrated = migrate_misplaced_folio(folio, vma, target_nid);
-	if (migrated) {
+	if (!migrate_misplaced_folio(folio, vma, target_nid)) {
 		flags |= TNF_MIGRATED;
 		nid = target_nid;
 	} else {
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 9e87932c30ec..395f6e7ea575 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ static vm_fault_t do_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	ignore_writable = true;
 
 	/* Migrate to the requested node */
-	if (migrate_misplaced_folio(folio, vma, target_nid)) {
+	if (!migrate_misplaced_folio(folio, vma, target_nid)) {
 		nid = target_nid;
 		flags |= TNF_MIGRATED;
 	} else {
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 72ca341982b9..45e47125c975 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -2618,11 +2618,11 @@ int migrate_misplaced_folio(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					    nr_succeeded);
 	}
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&migratepages));
-	return isolated;
+	return isolated ? 0 : -EAGAIN;
 
 out:
 	folio_put(folio);
-	return 0;
+	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA */