diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 815e5845d954..dd9900cabf89 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -687,13 +687,6 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
 /* Trap pasters of __FUNCTION__ at compile-time */
 #define __FUNCTION__ (__func__)
 
-/* This helps us avoid #ifdef CONFIG_COMPACTION */
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPACTION
-#define COMPACTION_BUILD 1
-#else
-#define COMPACTION_BUILD 0
-#endif
-
 /* This helps us to avoid #ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
 #define SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index b7ed37675644..a1ce17f44be0 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ static void get_scan_count(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct scan_control *sc,
 /* Use reclaim/compaction for costly allocs or under memory pressure */
 static bool in_reclaim_compaction(struct scan_control *sc)
 {
-	if (COMPACTION_BUILD && sc->order &&
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPACTION) && sc->order &&
 			(sc->order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER ||
 			 sc->priority < DEF_PRIORITY - 2))
 		return true;
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ static bool shrink_zones(struct zonelist *zonelist, struct scan_control *sc)
 			if (zone->all_unreclaimable &&
 					sc->priority != DEF_PRIORITY)
 				continue;	/* Let kswapd poll it */
-			if (COMPACTION_BUILD) {
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPACTION)) {
 				/*
 				 * If we already have plenty of memory free for
 				 * compaction in this zone, don't free any more.
@@ -2421,7 +2421,8 @@ static bool zone_balanced(struct zone *zone, int order,
 				    balance_gap, classzone_idx, 0))
 		return false;
 
-	if (COMPACTION_BUILD && order && !compaction_suitable(zone, order))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPACTION) && order &&
+	    !compaction_suitable(zone, order))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -2684,7 +2685,7 @@ static unsigned long balance_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
 			 * Do not reclaim more than needed for compaction.
 			 */
 			testorder = order;
-			if (COMPACTION_BUILD && order &&
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPACTION) && order &&
 					compaction_suitable(zone, order) !=
 						COMPACT_SKIPPED)
 				testorder = 0;