diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 4a0d4b8ccde8..8fa254043801 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ void compaction_unregister_node(struct node *node)
 
 static inline bool kcompactd_work_requested(pg_data_t *pgdat)
 {
-	return pgdat->kcompactd_max_order > 0;
+	return pgdat->kcompactd_max_order > 0 || kthread_should_stop();
 }
 
 static bool kcompactd_node_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat)
@@ -1797,6 +1797,8 @@ static void kcompactd_do_work(pg_data_t *pgdat)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
 
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			return;
 		status = compact_zone(zone, &cc);
 
 		if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc.order, low_wmark_pages(zone),