diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index eaaec19caa7c..ac275a8864e0 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -2463,7 +2463,13 @@ static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, long delta)
 	long needed, allocated;
 	bool alloc_ok = true;
 	int node;
-	nodemask_t *mbind_nodemask = policy_mbind_nodemask(htlb_alloc_mask(h));
+	nodemask_t *mbind_nodemask, alloc_nodemask;
+
+	mbind_nodemask = policy_mbind_nodemask(htlb_alloc_mask(h));
+	if (mbind_nodemask)
+		nodes_and(alloc_nodemask, *mbind_nodemask, cpuset_current_mems_allowed);
+	else
+		alloc_nodemask = cpuset_current_mems_allowed;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&hugetlb_lock);
 	needed = (h->resv_huge_pages + delta) - h->free_huge_pages;
@@ -2479,8 +2485,16 @@ static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, long delta)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < needed; i++) {
 		folio = NULL;
-		for_each_node_mask(node, cpuset_current_mems_allowed) {
-			if (!mbind_nodemask || node_isset(node, *mbind_nodemask)) {
+
+		/* Prioritize current node */
+		if (node_isset(numa_mem_id(), alloc_nodemask))
+			folio = alloc_surplus_hugetlb_folio(h, htlb_alloc_mask(h),
+					numa_mem_id(), NULL);
+
+		if (!folio) {
+			for_each_node_mask(node, alloc_nodemask) {
+				if (node == numa_mem_id())
+					continue;
 				folio = alloc_surplus_hugetlb_folio(h, htlb_alloc_mask(h),
 						node, NULL);
 				if (folio)