diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 12fb352b894c..3b1e5f51c332 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,11 @@ bool out_of_memory(struct oom_control *oc)
 	unsigned long freed = 0;
 	enum oom_constraint constraint = CONSTRAINT_NONE;
 
-	if (oom_killer_disabled || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ANDROID_SIMPLE_LMK))
+	/* Return true since Simple LMK automatically kills in the background */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ANDROID_SIMPLE_LMK))
+		return true;
+
+	if (oom_killer_disabled)
 		return false;
 
 	if (try_online_one_block(numa_node_id())) {