diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 2be9f3fdb05e..94c343b4c968 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -363,8 +363,12 @@ static int madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd,
 		ClearPageReferenced(page);
 		test_and_clear_page_young(page);
 		if (pageout) {
-			if (!isolate_lru_page(page))
-				list_add(&page->lru, &page_list);
+			if (!isolate_lru_page(page)) {
+				if (PageUnevictable(page))
+					putback_lru_page(page);
+				else
+					list_add(&page->lru, &page_list);
+			}
 		} else
 			deactivate_page(page);
 huge_unlock:
@@ -441,8 +445,12 @@ regular_page:
 		ClearPageReferenced(page);
 		test_and_clear_page_young(page);
 		if (pageout) {
-			if (!isolate_lru_page(page))
-				list_add(&page->lru, &page_list);
+			if (!isolate_lru_page(page)) {
+				if (PageUnevictable(page))
+					putback_lru_page(page);
+				else
+					list_add(&page->lru, &page_list);
+			}
 		} else
 			deactivate_page(page);
 	}