diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 03a386d..fd8e3ca 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1464,8 +1464,11 @@
 		if (NUMA_BUILD)
 			zlc_mark_zone_full(zonelist, z);
 try_next_zone:
-		if (NUMA_BUILD && !did_zlc_setup) {
-			/* we do zlc_setup after the first zone is tried */
+		if (NUMA_BUILD && !did_zlc_setup && num_online_nodes() > 1) {
+			/*
+			 * we do zlc_setup after the first zone is tried but only
+			 * if there are multiple nodes make it worthwhile
+			 */
 			allowednodes = zlc_setup(zonelist, alloc_flags);
 			zlc_active = 1;
 			did_zlc_setup = 1;