diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index d75cdf360730..c4abf08861d2 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ static unsigned long do_shrink_slab(struct shrink_control *shrinkctl,
 	int nid = shrinkctl->nid;
 	long batch_size = shrinker->batch ? shrinker->batch
 					  : SHRINK_BATCH;
+	long scanned = 0, next_deferred;
 
 	freeable = shrinker->count_objects(shrinker, shrinkctl);
 	if (freeable == 0)
@@ -312,7 +313,9 @@ static unsigned long do_shrink_slab(struct shrink_control *shrinkctl,
 		pr_err("shrink_slab: %pF negative objects to delete nr=%ld\n",
 		       shrinker->scan_objects, total_scan);
 		total_scan = freeable;
-	}
+		next_deferred = nr;
+	} else
+		next_deferred = total_scan;
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to avoid excessive windup on filesystem shrinkers
@@ -369,17 +372,22 @@ static unsigned long do_shrink_slab(struct shrink_control *shrinkctl,
 
 		count_vm_events(SLABS_SCANNED, nr_to_scan);
 		total_scan -= nr_to_scan;
+		scanned += nr_to_scan;
 
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
+	if (next_deferred >= scanned)
+		next_deferred -= scanned;
+	else
+		next_deferred = 0;
 	/*
 	 * move the unused scan count back into the shrinker in a
 	 * manner that handles concurrent updates. If we exhausted the
 	 * scan, there is no need to do an update.
 	 */
-	if (total_scan > 0)
-		new_nr = atomic_long_add_return(total_scan,
+	if (next_deferred > 0)
+		new_nr = atomic_long_add_return(next_deferred,
 						&shrinker->nr_deferred[nid]);
 	else
 		new_nr = atomic_long_read(&shrinker->nr_deferred[nid]);