diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 12376ae3f733..4ffed1cd158b 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ static inline void prep_zero_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	VM_BUG_ON((gfp_flags & (__GFP_WAIT | __GFP_HIGHMEM)) == __GFP_HIGHMEM);
 	/*
 	 * clear_highpage() will use KM_USER0, so it's a bug to use __GFP_ZERO
 	 * and __GFP_HIGHMEM from hard or soft interrupt context.