diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 9f3cc52fc3da..8ada49c73a45 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -4281,7 +4281,7 @@ static bool sort_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, struct scan_c
 	}
 
 	/* ineligible */
-	if (zone > sc->reclaim_idx) {
+	if (!folio_test_lru(folio) || zone > sc->reclaim_idx) {
 		gen = folio_inc_gen(lruvec, folio, false);
 		list_move_tail(&folio->lru, &lrugen->folios[gen][type][zone]);
 		return true;