diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 3648ce22c807..168e63940b78 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -2340,7 +2340,8 @@ static enum compact_result __compact_finished(struct compact_control *cc)
 		 * Job done if allocation would steal freepages from
 		 * other migratetype buddy lists.
 		 */
-		if (find_suitable_fallback(area, order, migratetype, true) >= 0)
+		if (find_suitable_fallback(area, order, migratetype, true, NULL)
+		    == FALLBACK_FOUND)
 			/*
 			 * Movable pages are OK in any pageblock. If we are
 			 * stealing for a non-movable allocation, make sure
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 5a2ddcf68e0b..09931b1e535f 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1104,9 +1104,17 @@ static inline void init_cma_pageblock(struct page *page)
 }
 #endif
 
-
-int find_suitable_fallback(struct free_area *area, unsigned int order,
-			   int migratetype, bool claimable);
+enum fallback_result {
+	/* Found suitable migratetype, *mt_out is valid. */
+	FALLBACK_FOUND,
+	/* No fallback found in requested order. */
+	FALLBACK_EMPTY,
+	/* Passed @claimable, but claiming whole block is a bad idea. */
+	FALLBACK_NOCLAIM,
+};
+enum fallback_result
+find_suitable_fallback(struct free_area *area, unsigned int order,
+		       int migratetype, bool claimable, int *mt_out);
 
 static inline bool free_area_empty(struct free_area *area, int migratetype)
 {
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 69a99af77777..3e4c4af06f37 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2259,25 +2259,29 @@ static bool should_try_claim_block(unsigned int order, int start_mt)
  * we would do this whole-block claiming. This would help to reduce
  * fragmentation due to mixed migratetype pages in one pageblock.
  */
-int find_suitable_fallback(struct free_area *area, unsigned int order,
-			   int migratetype, bool claimable)
+enum fallback_result
+find_suitable_fallback(struct free_area *area, unsigned int order,
+		       int migratetype, bool claimable, int *mt_out)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	if (claimable && !should_try_claim_block(order, migratetype))
-		return -2;
+		return FALLBACK_NOCLAIM;
 
 	if (area->nr_free == 0)
-		return -1;
+		return FALLBACK_EMPTY;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MIGRATE_PCPTYPES - 1 ; i++) {
 		int fallback_mt = fallbacks[migratetype][i];
 
-		if (!free_area_empty(area, fallback_mt))
-			return fallback_mt;
+		if (!free_area_empty(area, fallback_mt)) {
+			if (mt_out)
+				*mt_out = fallback_mt;
+			return FALLBACK_FOUND;
+		}
 	}
 
-	return -1;
+	return FALLBACK_EMPTY;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2387,16 +2391,16 @@ __rmqueue_claim(struct zone *zone, int order, int start_migratetype,
 	 */
 	for (current_order = MAX_PAGE_ORDER; current_order >= min_order;
 				--current_order) {
-		area = &(zone->free_area[current_order]);
-		fallback_mt = find_suitable_fallback(area, current_order,
-						     start_migratetype, true);
+		enum fallback_result result;
 
-		/* No block in that order */
-		if (fallback_mt == -1)
+		area = &(zone->free_area[current_order]);
+		result = find_suitable_fallback(area, current_order,
+						start_migratetype, true, &fallback_mt);
+
+		if (result == FALLBACK_EMPTY)
 			continue;
 
-		/* Advanced into orders too low to claim, abort */
-		if (fallback_mt == -2)
+		if (result == FALLBACK_NOCLAIM)
 			break;
 
 		page = get_page_from_free_area(area, fallback_mt);
@@ -2426,10 +2430,12 @@ __rmqueue_steal(struct zone *zone, int order, int start_migratetype)
 	int fallback_mt;
 
 	for (current_order = order; current_order < NR_PAGE_ORDERS; current_order++) {
+		enum fallback_result result;
+
 		area = &(zone->free_area[current_order]);
-		fallback_mt = find_suitable_fallback(area, current_order,
-						     start_migratetype, false);
-		if (fallback_mt == -1)
+		result = find_suitable_fallback(area, current_order, start_migratetype,
+						false, &fallback_mt);
+		if (result == FALLBACK_EMPTY)
 			continue;
 
 		page = get_page_from_free_area(area, fallback_mt);