diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 66b621469f52..8d9fe131a240 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 struct page *alloc_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid);
 struct page *alloc_huge_page_noerr(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				unsigned long addr, int avoid_reserve);
-struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nmask);
+struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, int preferred_nid,
+				nodemask_t *nmask);
 int huge_add_to_page_cache(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping,
 			pgoff_t idx);
 
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ static inline void set_huge_swap_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr
 struct hstate {};
 #define alloc_huge_page(v, a, r) NULL
 #define alloc_huge_page_node(h, nid) NULL
-#define alloc_huge_page_nodemask(h, nmask) NULL
+#define alloc_huge_page_nodemask(h, preferred_nid, nmask) NULL
 #define alloc_huge_page_noerr(v, a, r) NULL
 #define alloc_bootmem_huge_page(h) NULL
 #define hstate_file(f) NULL
diff --git a/include/linux/migrate.h b/include/linux/migrate.h
index d9675b665cc4..4634da521238 100644
--- a/include/linux/migrate.h
+++ b/include/linux/migrate.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static inline struct page *new_page_nodemask(struct page *page,
 
 	if (PageHuge(page))
 		return alloc_huge_page_nodemask(page_hstate(compound_head(page)),
-				nodemask);
+				preferred_nid, nodemask);
 
 	if (PageHighMem(page) || (zone_idx(page_zone(page)) == ZONE_MOVABLE))
 		gfp_mask |= __GFP_HIGHMEM;
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index fd6e0c50f949..1e516520433d 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -887,19 +887,39 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_node_exact(struct hstate *h, int nid)
 	return page;
 }
 
-static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid)
+static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask, int nid,
+		nodemask_t *nmask)
 {
-	struct page *page;
-	int node;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
+	struct zonelist *zonelist;
+	struct zone *zone;
+	struct zoneref *z;
+	int node = -1;
 
-	if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE)
-		return dequeue_huge_page_node_exact(h, nid);
+	zonelist = node_zonelist(nid, gfp_mask);
+
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
+	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist, gfp_zone(gfp_mask), nmask) {
+		struct page *page;
+
+		if (!cpuset_zone_allowed(zone, gfp_mask))
+			continue;
+		/*
+		 * no need to ask again on the same node. Pool is node rather than
+		 * zone aware
+		 */
+		if (zone_to_nid(zone) == node)
+			continue;
+		node = zone_to_nid(zone);
 
-	for_each_online_node(node) {
 		page = dequeue_huge_page_node_exact(h, node);
 		if (page)
 			return page;
 	}
+	if (unlikely(read_mems_allowed_retry(cpuset_mems_cookie)))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -917,15 +937,11 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 				unsigned long address, int avoid_reserve,
 				long chg)
 {
-	struct page *page = NULL;
+	struct page *page;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
-	nodemask_t *nodemask;
 	gfp_t gfp_mask;
+	nodemask_t *nodemask;
 	int nid;
-	struct zonelist *zonelist;
-	struct zone *zone;
-	struct zoneref *z;
-	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	/*
 	 * A child process with MAP_PRIVATE mappings created by their parent
@@ -940,32 +956,15 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 	if (avoid_reserve && h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages == 0)
 		goto err;
 
-retry_cpuset:
-	cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
 	gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
 	nid = huge_node(vma, address, gfp_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
-	zonelist = node_zonelist(nid, gfp_mask);
-
-	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist,
-						MAX_NR_ZONES - 1, nodemask) {
-		if (cpuset_zone_allowed(zone, gfp_mask)) {
-			page = dequeue_huge_page_node(h, zone_to_nid(zone));
-			if (page) {
-				if (avoid_reserve)
-					break;
-				if (!vma_has_reserves(vma, chg))
-					break;
-
-				SetPagePrivate(page);
-				h->resv_huge_pages--;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+	page = dequeue_huge_page_nodemask(h, gfp_mask, nid, nodemask);
+	if (page && !avoid_reserve && vma_has_reserves(vma, chg)) {
+		SetPagePrivate(page);
+		h->resv_huge_pages--;
 	}
 
 	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
-	if (unlikely(!page && read_mems_allowed_retry(cpuset_mems_cookie)))
-		goto retry_cpuset;
 	return page;
 
 err:
@@ -1633,7 +1632,7 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid)
 
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	if (h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages > 0)
-		page = dequeue_huge_page_node(h, nid);
+		page = dequeue_huge_page_nodemask(h, gfp_mask, nid, NULL);
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 
 	if (!page)
@@ -1642,26 +1641,27 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid)
 	return page;
 }
 
-struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nmask)
+
+struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, int preferred_nid,
+		nodemask_t *nmask)
 {
 	gfp_t gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
-	struct page *page = NULL;
-	int node;
 
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	if (h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages > 0) {
-		for_each_node_mask(node, *nmask) {
-			page = dequeue_huge_page_node_exact(h, node);
-			if (page)
-				break;
+		struct page *page;
+
+		page = dequeue_huge_page_nodemask(h, gfp_mask, preferred_nid, nmask);
+		if (page) {
+			spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
+			return page;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
-	if (page)
-		return page;
 
 	/* No reservations, try to overcommit */
-	return __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, NUMA_NO_NODE, nmask);
+
+	return __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, preferred_nid, nmask);
 }
 
 /*