diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 6128b191b81d..daad01a07e33 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -4989,7 +4989,7 @@ static bool should_abort_scan(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)
  */
 static bool try_to_shrink_lruvec(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)
 {
-	bool need_rotate = false;
+	bool need_rotate = false, should_age = false;
 	long nr_batch, nr_to_scan;
 	int swappiness = get_swappiness(lruvec, sc);
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = lruvec_memcg(lruvec);
@@ -5007,8 +5007,7 @@ static bool try_to_shrink_lruvec(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)
 		if (should_run_aging(lruvec, max_seq, sc, swappiness)) {
 			if (try_to_inc_max_seq(lruvec, max_seq, swappiness, false))
 				need_rotate = true;
-			/* stop scanning as it's low on cold folios */
-			break;
+			should_age = true;
 		}
 
 		nr_batch = min(nr_to_scan, MIN_LRU_BATCH);
@@ -5019,6 +5018,13 @@ static bool try_to_shrink_lruvec(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc)
 		if (should_abort_scan(lruvec, sc))
 			break;
 
+		/*
+		 * Root reclaim needs rotation when low on cold folio for better
+		 * fairness. Cgroup reclaim gets fairness from the iterator.
+		 */
+		if (root_reclaim(sc) && should_age)
+			break;
+
 		nr_to_scan -= delta;
 		cond_resched();
 	}