diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 738f1d5f8350..5c5df09ac962 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -1722,9 +1722,6 @@ static bool migrate_balanced_pgdat(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
 {
 	int z;
 
-	if (!pgdat_reclaimable(pgdat))
-		return false;
-
 	for (z = pgdat->nr_zones - 1; z >= 0; z--) {
 		struct zone *zone = pgdat->node_zones + z;