diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index c52bc5aa6ba0..fa178e07d673 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ static inline void __cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp,
 	if (nr_online_nodes > 1 && cache_free_alien(cachep, objp))
 		return;
 
-	if (likely(ac->avail < ac->limit)) {
+	if (ac->avail < ac->limit) {
 		STATS_INC_FREEHIT(cachep);
 	} else {
 		STATS_INC_FREEMISS(cachep);