diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 1e34d2462a48..5a9a6200e034 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static inline void set_page_count(struct page *page, int v)
  */
 static inline void set_page_refcounted(struct page *page)
 {
-	VM_BUG_ON(PageCompound(page) && PageTail(page));
+	VM_BUG_ON(PageTail(page));
 	VM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page->_count));
 	set_page_count(page, 1);
 }