diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index f1dda98bdffe..4ea6f0dc2fc5 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpuset_mem_spread_node);
 int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	const struct cpuset *cs1, *cs2;	/* my and p's cpuset ancestors */
-	int overlap = 0;		/* do cpusets overlap? */
+	int overlap = 1;		/* do cpusets overlap? */
 
 	task_lock(current);
 	if (current->flags & PF_EXITING) {