diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index e9d4c1f6d7bb975dbcf170afdb8964c20970f267..068d0bc24b8fdb7405aaa94bc02e58cbc3074023 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -641,7 +641,14 @@ unsigned long zone_reclaimable_pages(struct zone *zone)
 	if (can_reclaim_anon_pages(NULL, zone_to_nid(zone), NULL))
 		nr += zone_page_state_snapshot(zone, NR_ZONE_INACTIVE_ANON) +
 			zone_page_state_snapshot(zone, NR_ZONE_ACTIVE_ANON);
-
+	/*
+	 * If there are no reclaimable file-backed or anonymous pages,
+	 * ensure zones with sufficient free pages are not skipped.
+	 * This prevents zones like DMA32 from being ignored in reclaim
+	 * scenarios where they can still help alleviate memory pressure.
+	 */
+	if (nr == 0)
+		nr = zone_page_state_snapshot(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES);
 	return nr;
 }