diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 166692f2d501..c7f8c3200e8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -474,24 +474,25 @@ struct sgx_epc_page *__sgx_alloc_epc_page(void)
 {
 	struct sgx_epc_page *page;
 	int nid_of_current = numa_node_id();
-	int nid = nid_of_current;
+	int nid_start, nid;
 
-	if (node_isset(nid_of_current, sgx_numa_mask)) {
-		page = __sgx_alloc_epc_page_from_node(nid_of_current);
-		if (page)
-			return page;
-	}
-
-	/* Fall back to the non-local NUMA nodes: */
-	while (true) {
-		nid = next_node_in(nid, sgx_numa_mask);
-		if (nid == nid_of_current)
-			break;
+	/*
+	 * Try local node first. If it doesn't have an EPC section,
+	 * fall back to the non-local NUMA nodes.
+	 */
+	if (node_isset(nid_of_current, sgx_numa_mask))
+		nid_start = nid_of_current;
+	else
+		nid_start = next_node_in(nid_of_current, sgx_numa_mask);
 
+	nid = nid_start;
+	do {
 		page = __sgx_alloc_epc_page_from_node(nid);
 		if (page)
 			return page;
-	}
+
+		nid = next_node_in(nid, sgx_numa_mask);
+	} while (nid != nid_start);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }