diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 6c6d9f1c404e..d167c48d913c 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3786,11 +3786,6 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_compact(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	memalloc_noreclaim_restore(noreclaim_flag);
 	psi_memstall_leave(&pflags);
 
-	if (*compact_result <= COMPACT_INACTIVE) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(page);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * At least in one zone compaction wasn't deferred or skipped, so let's
 	 * count a compaction stall