diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 64df5fe052db..45eaa2a56517 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ enum compact_result try_to_compact_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	*contended = COMPACT_CONTENDED_NONE;
 
 	/* Check if the GFP flags allow compaction */
-	if (!order || !may_enter_fs || !may_perform_io)
+	if (!may_enter_fs || !may_perform_io)
 		return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
 
 	trace_mm_compaction_try_to_compact_pages(order, gfp_mask, mode);