diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 1024979d658..f3a55d1f9ab 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,43 @@ static inline void note_zone_scanning_priority(struct zone *zone, int priority)
  * But we had to alter page->flags anyway.
  */
 
+static void move_active_pages_to_lru(struct zone *zone,
+				     struct list_head *list,
+				     enum lru_list lru)
+{
+	unsigned long pgmoved = 0;
+	struct pagevec pvec;
+	struct page *page;
+
+	pagevec_init(&pvec, 1);
+
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {
+		page = lru_to_page(list);
+		prefetchw_prev_lru_page(page, list, flags);
+
+		VM_BUG_ON(PageLRU(page));
+		SetPageLRU(page);
+
+		VM_BUG_ON(!PageActive(page));
+		if (!is_active_lru(lru))
+			ClearPageActive(page);	/* we are de-activating */
+
+		list_move(&page->lru, &zone->lru[lru].list);
+		mem_cgroup_add_lru_list(page, lru);
+		pgmoved++;
+
+		if (!pagevec_add(&pvec, page) || list_empty(list)) {
+			spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
+			if (buffer_heads_over_limit)
+				pagevec_strip(&pvec);
+			__pagevec_release(&pvec);
+			spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
+		}
+	}
+	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_LRU_BASE + lru, pgmoved);
+	if (!is_active_lru(lru))
+		__count_vm_events(PGDEACTIVATE, pgmoved);
+}
 
 static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
 			struct scan_control *sc, int priority, int file)
@@ -1215,8 +1252,6 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
 	LIST_HEAD(l_active);
 	LIST_HEAD(l_inactive);
 	struct page *page;
-	struct pagevec pvec;
-	enum lru_list lru;
 	struct zone_reclaim_stat *reclaim_stat = get_reclaim_stat(zone, sc);
 
 	lru_add_drain();
@@ -1233,6 +1268,7 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
 	}
 	reclaim_stat->recent_scanned[!!file] += pgmoved;
 
+	__count_zone_vm_events(PGREFILL, zone, pgscanned);
 	if (file)
 		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE, -pgmoved);
 	else
@@ -1275,8 +1311,6 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
 	/*
 	 * Move pages back to the lru list.
 	 */
-	pagevec_init(&pvec, 1);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Count referenced pages from currently used mappings as rotated,
@@ -1286,57 +1320,12 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone,
 	 */
 	reclaim_stat->recent_rotated[!!file] += pgmoved;
 
-	pgmoved = 0;  /* count pages moved to inactive list */
-	lru = LRU_BASE + file * LRU_FILE;
-	while (!list_empty(&l_inactive)) {
-		page = lru_to_page(&l_inactive);
-		prefetchw_prev_lru_page(page, &l_inactive, flags);
-		VM_BUG_ON(PageLRU(page));
-		SetPageLRU(page);
-		VM_BUG_ON(!PageActive(page));
-		ClearPageActive(page);
-
-		list_move(&page->lru, &zone->lru[lru].list);
-		mem_cgroup_add_lru_list(page, lru);
-		pgmoved++;
-		if (!pagevec_add(&pvec, page)) {
-			spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
-			if (buffer_heads_over_limit)
-				pagevec_strip(&pvec);
-			__pagevec_release(&pvec);
-			spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
-		}
-	}
-	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_LRU_BASE + lru, pgmoved);
-	__count_zone_vm_events(PGREFILL, zone, pgscanned);
-	__count_vm_events(PGDEACTIVATE, pgmoved);
-
-	pgmoved = 0;  /* count pages moved back to active list */
-	lru = LRU_ACTIVE + file * LRU_FILE;
-	while (!list_empty(&l_active)) {
-		page = lru_to_page(&l_active);
-		prefetchw_prev_lru_page(page, &l_active, flags);
-		VM_BUG_ON(PageLRU(page));
-		SetPageLRU(page);
-		VM_BUG_ON(!PageActive(page));
-
-		list_move(&page->lru, &zone->lru[lru].list);
-		mem_cgroup_add_lru_list(page, lru);
-		pgmoved++;
-		if (!pagevec_add(&pvec, page)) {
-			spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
-			if (buffer_heads_over_limit)
-				pagevec_strip(&pvec);
-			__pagevec_release(&pvec);
-			spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
-		}
-	}
-	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_LRU_BASE + lru, pgmoved);
+	move_active_pages_to_lru(zone, &l_active,
+						LRU_ACTIVE + file * LRU_FILE);
+	move_active_pages_to_lru(zone, &l_inactive,
+						LRU_BASE   + file * LRU_FILE);
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
-	if (buffer_heads_over_limit)
-		pagevec_strip(&pvec);
-	pagevec_release(&pvec);
 }
 
 static int inactive_anon_is_low_global(struct zone *zone)