diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
index 84a085d536f84..e20af03b4cdfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/mte.c
@@ -72,13 +72,10 @@ void mte_sync_tags(pte_t old_pte, pte_t pte)
 		return;
 
 	/* if PG_mte_tagged is set, tags have already been initialised */
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++, page++) {
-		if (!page_mte_tagged(page)) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++, page++)
+		if (!page_mte_tagged(page))
 			mte_sync_page_tags(page, old_pte, check_swap,
 					   pte_is_tagged);
-			set_page_mte_tagged(page);
-		}
-	}
 
 	/* ensure the tags are visible before the PTE is set */
 	smp_wmb();