diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index f8b0d539b482..cb6ce2dfc7cf 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ static bool slab_max_order_set __initdata;
 
 static inline struct kmem_cache *page_get_cache(struct page *page)
 {
-	page = compound_head(page);
 	BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
 	return page->slab_cache;
 }