diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 4039620d30fe..489a4fc7d9b1 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -4889,7 +4889,8 @@ static int lru_gen_memcg_seg(struct lruvec *lruvec)
  *                          the eviction
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static bool sort_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, int tier_idx)
+static bool sort_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, struct scan_control *sc,
+		       int tier_idx)
 {
 	bool success;
 	int gen = folio_lru_gen(folio);
@@ -4939,6 +4940,13 @@ static bool sort_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, int tier_idx)
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/* ineligible */
+	if (zone > sc->reclaim_idx) {
+		gen = folio_inc_gen(lruvec, folio, false);
+		list_move_tail(&folio->lru, &lrugen->folios[gen][type][zone]);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/* waiting for writeback */
 	if (folio_test_locked(folio) || folio_test_writeback(folio) ||
 	    (type == LRU_GEN_FILE && folio_test_dirty(folio))) {
@@ -4987,7 +4995,8 @@ static bool isolate_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, struct sca
 static int scan_folios(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 		       int type, int tier, struct list_head *list)
 {
-	int gen, zone;
+	int i;
+	int gen;
 	enum vm_event_item item;
 	int sorted = 0;
 	int scanned = 0;
@@ -5003,9 +5012,10 @@ static int scan_folios(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 
 	gen = lru_gen_from_seq(lrugen->min_seq[type]);
 
-	for (zone = sc->reclaim_idx; zone >= 0; zone--) {
+	for (i = MAX_NR_ZONES; i > 0; i--) {
 		LIST_HEAD(moved);
 		int skipped = 0;
+		int zone = (sc->reclaim_idx + i) % MAX_NR_ZONES;
 		struct list_head *head = &lrugen->folios[gen][type][zone];
 
 		while (!list_empty(head)) {
@@ -5019,7 +5029,7 @@ static int scan_folios(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 
 			scanned += delta;
 
-			if (sort_folio(lruvec, folio, tier))
+			if (sort_folio(lruvec, folio, sc, tier))
 				sorted += delta;
 			else if (isolate_folio(lruvec, folio, sc)) {
 				list_add(&folio->lru, list);