diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 776c31606eec..6dee885bef9b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ static int zram_bvec_write(struct zram *zram, struct bio_vec *bvec,
 #define RECOMPRESS_IDLE		(1 << 0)
 #define RECOMPRESS_HUGE		(1 << 1)
 
-static int scan_slots_for_recompress(struct zram *zram, u32 mode,
+static int scan_slots_for_recompress(struct zram *zram, u32 mode, u32 prio_max,
 				     struct zram_pp_ctl *ctl)
 {
 	unsigned long nr_pages = zram->disksize >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1855,6 +1855,10 @@ static int scan_slots_for_recompress(struct zram *zram, u32 mode,
 		    zram_test_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_INCOMPRESSIBLE))
 			goto next;
 
+		/* Already compressed with same of higher priority */
+		if (zram_get_priority(zram, index) + 1 >= prio_max)
+			goto next;
+
 		pps->index = index;
 		place_pp_slot(zram, ctl, pps);
 		pps = NULL;
@@ -1911,6 +1915,16 @@ static int recompress_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index, struct page *page,
 	zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
 
 	class_index_old = zs_lookup_class_index(zram->mem_pool, comp_len_old);
+
+	prio = max(prio, zram_get_priority(zram, index) + 1);
+	/*
+	 * Recompression slots scan should not select slots that are
+	 * already compressed with a higher priority algorithm, but
+	 * just in case
+	 */
+	if (prio >= prio_max)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Iterate the secondary comp algorithms list (in order of priority)
 	 * and try to recompress the page.
@@ -1919,13 +1933,6 @@ static int recompress_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index, struct page *page,
 		if (!zram->comps[prio])
 			continue;
 
-		/*
-		 * Skip if the object is already re-compressed with a higher
-		 * priority algorithm (or same algorithm).
-		 */
-		if (prio <= zram_get_priority(zram, index))
-			continue;
-
 		num_recomps++;
 		zstrm = zcomp_stream_get(zram->comps[prio]);
 		src = kmap_local_page(page);
@@ -2150,7 +2157,7 @@ static ssize_t recompress_store(struct device *dev,
 		goto release_init_lock;
 	}
 
-	scan_slots_for_recompress(zram, mode, ctl);
+	scan_slots_for_recompress(zram, mode, prio_max, ctl);
 
 	ret = len;
 	while ((pps = select_pp_slot(ctl))) {