diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index d51f75d565c8..65f43be318a3 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ redo:
 
 	object = c->freelist;
 	page = c->page;
-	if (unlikely(!object || !page || !node_match(page, node)))
+	if (unlikely(!object || !node_match(page, node)))
 		object = __slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c);
 
 	else {