diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f4a02e240fb6..1460e6ad5e14 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2858,7 +2858,7 @@ bool zone_watermark_ok_safe(struct zone *z, unsigned int order,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 static bool zone_allows_reclaim(struct zone *local_zone, struct zone *zone)
 {
-	return node_distance(zone_to_nid(local_zone), zone_to_nid(zone)) <
+	return node_distance(zone_to_nid(local_zone), zone_to_nid(zone)) <=
 				RECLAIM_DISTANCE;
 }
 #else	/* CONFIG_NUMA */