diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask.h b/include/linux/nodemask.h
index 3a0eec9f2faa..e66742db741c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nodemask.h
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h
@@ -505,12 +505,21 @@ static inline int num_node_state(enum node_states state)
 static inline int node_random(const nodemask_t *maskp)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NUMA) && (MAX_NUMNODES > 1)
-	int w, bit = NUMA_NO_NODE;
+	int w, bit;
 
 	w = nodes_weight(*maskp);
-	if (w)
+	switch (w) {
+	case 0:
+		bit = NUMA_NO_NODE;
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		bit = first_node(*maskp);
+		break;
+	default:
 		bit = bitmap_ord_to_pos(maskp->bits,
-			get_random_int() % w, MAX_NUMNODES);
+					get_random_int() % w, MAX_NUMNODES);
+		break;
+	}
 	return bit;
 #else
 	return 0;