diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 991b5cd40267..f90dd909d017 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1252,8 +1252,7 @@ static void destroy_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page,
 	struct page *p = page + 1;
 
 	atomic_set(compound_mapcount_ptr(page), 0);
-	if (hpage_pincount_available(page))
-		atomic_set(compound_pincount_ptr(page), 0);
+	atomic_set(compound_pincount_ptr(page), 0);
 
 	for (i = 1; i < nr_pages; i++, p = mem_map_next(p, page, i)) {
 		clear_compound_head(p);
@@ -1583,9 +1582,7 @@ static void prep_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 		set_compound_head(p, page);
 	}
 	atomic_set(compound_mapcount_ptr(page), -1);
-
-	if (hpage_pincount_available(page))
-		atomic_set(compound_pincount_ptr(page), 0);
+	atomic_set(compound_pincount_ptr(page), 0);
 }
 
 /*