diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 216fbbfbedcf..b6958333054d 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4607,7 +4607,8 @@ unsigned long alloc_pages_bulk_noprof(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
 	gfp = alloc_gfp;
 
 	/* Find an allowed local zone that meets the low watermark. */
-	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, ac.zonelist, ac.highest_zoneidx, ac.nodemask) {
+	z = ac.preferred_zoneref;
+	for_next_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, ac.highest_zoneidx, ac.nodemask) {
 		unsigned long mark;
 
 		if (cpusets_enabled() && (alloc_flags & ALLOC_CPUSET) &&