diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index a5d219d920e755aa7761253c87a1da6470f26782..60f6b2712f5e9c539ed5d2a2972dbb2b7425b34e 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -722,7 +722,11 @@ static __poll_t ep_scan_ready_list(struct eventpoll *ep,
 		 * contain them, and the list_splice() below takes care of them.
 		 */
 		if (!ep_is_linked(epi)) {
-			list_add_tail(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
+			/*
+			 * ->ovflist is LIFO, so we have to reverse it in order
+			 * to keep in FIFO.
+			 */
+			list_add(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
 			ep_pm_stay_awake(epi);
 		}
 	}