diff --git a/include/linux/pagevec.h b/include/linux/pagevec.h
index 87cc678adc85..bf8d12533279 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagevec.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagevec.h
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ static inline unsigned int folio_batch_space(struct folio_batch *fbatch)
  * Return: The number of slots still available.
  */
 static inline unsigned folio_batch_add(struct folio_batch *fbatch,
-		struct folio *folio)
+				       struct folio *folio)
 {
-	fbatch->folios[fbatch->nr++] = folio;
-	return folio_batch_space(fbatch);
+  if (folio_batch_space(fbatch))
+    fbatch->folios[fbatch->nr++] = folio;
+
+  return folio_batch_space(fbatch);
 }
 
 void __folio_batch_release(struct folio_batch *pvec);