diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 23964adf5db2..52acc3954afd 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ vm_fault_t do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pmd_t orig_pmd)
 	}
 
 	page = pmd_page(orig_pmd);
-	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PageCompound(page) || !PageHead(page), page);
+	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PageHead(page), page);
 
 	/* Lock page for reuse_swap_page() */
 	if (!trylock_page(page)) {