diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 02aa3788765d9..f6465ae74d3fa 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1866,7 +1866,6 @@ static unsigned long fast_find_migrateblock(struct compact_control *cc)
 					pfn = cc->zone->zone_start_pfn;
 				cc->fast_search_fail = 0;
 				found_block = true;
-				set_pageblock_skip(freepage);
 				break;
 			}
 		}