diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 33f6745bb649..0303a3b24610 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4165,11 +4165,12 @@ retry:
 		alloc_flags = reserve_flags;
 
 	/*
-	 * Reset the zonelist iterators if memory policies can be ignored.
-	 * These allocations are high priority and system rather than user
-	 * orientated.
+	 * Reset the nodemask and zonelist iterators if memory policies can be
+	 * ignored. These allocations are high priority and system rather than
+	 * user oriented.
 	 */
 	if (!(alloc_flags & ALLOC_CPUSET) || reserve_flags) {
+		ac->nodemask = NULL;
 		ac->preferred_zoneref = first_zones_zonelist(ac->zonelist,
 					ac->high_zoneidx, ac->nodemask);
 	}