diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 94018ea5f935..28240ce475d6 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3642,7 +3642,6 @@ retry:
 	 * orientated.
 	 */
 	if (!(alloc_flags & ALLOC_CPUSET) || (alloc_flags & ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS)) {
-		ac->zonelist = node_zonelist(numa_node_id(), gfp_mask);
 		ac->preferred_zoneref = first_zones_zonelist(ac->zonelist,
 					ac->high_zoneidx, ac->nodemask);
 	}