diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 20a8c2687b1e..7f50e3ff54cd 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int fallback_migrate_page(struct address_space *mapping,
 	 * Buffers may be managed in a filesystem specific way.
 	 * We must have no buffers or drop them.
 	 */
-	if (page_has_buffers(page) &&
+	if (PagePrivate(page) &&
 	    !try_to_release_page(page, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return -EAGAIN;