diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 87104dc78e59..c3d47af59137 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -5682,6 +5682,12 @@ void move_hugetlb_state(struct page *oldpage, struct page *newpage, int reason)
 		SetHPageTemporary(oldpage);
 		ClearHPageTemporary(newpage);
 
+		/*
+		 * There is no need to transfer the per-node surplus state
+		 * when we do not cross the node.
+		 */
+		if (new_nid == old_nid)
+			return;
 		spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 		if (h->surplus_huge_pages_node[old_nid]) {
 			h->surplus_huge_pages_node[old_nid]--;