diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 0cd47fe0dbe5..73432e64f874 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -730,11 +730,8 @@ static enum lru_status inode_lru_isolate(struct list_head *item,
 		return LRU_REMOVED;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Recently referenced inodes and inodes with many attached pages
-	 * get one more pass.
-	 */
-	if (inode->i_state & I_REFERENCED || inode->i_data.nrpages > 1) {
+	/* recently referenced inodes get one more pass */
+	if (inode->i_state & I_REFERENCED) {
 		inode->i_state &= ~I_REFERENCED;
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return LRU_ROTATE;