diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index f563fa3..b76b49a 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1012,6 +1012,24 @@ int do_migrate_pages(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		int dest = 0;
 
 		for_each_node_mask(s, tmp) {
+
+			/*
+			 * IFF there is an equal number of source and
+			 * destination nodes, maintain relative node distance
+			 * even when source and destination nodes overlap.
+			 * However, when the node weight is unequal/there are
+			 * a different number of source and destination nodes,
+			 * never move memory out of a source node that is also
+			 * a destination node.
+			 * 
+			 * Example: [2,3,4] -> [3,4,5] moves everything.
+			 * 	    [0-7] - > [3,4,5] moves only 0,1,2,6,7.
+			 */
+
+			if ((nodes_weight(*from_nodes) != nodes_weight(*to_nodes)) && 
+						(node_isset(s, *to_nodes)))
+				continue;
+
 			d = node_remap(s, *from_nodes, *to_nodes);
 			if (s == d)
 				continue;