diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index b63e2c0df3c7..16015718c0df 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -1609,26 +1609,23 @@ static long check_and_migrate_cma_pages(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					unsigned int gup_flags)
 {
 	unsigned long i;
-	unsigned long step;
 	bool drain_allow = true;
 	bool migrate_allow = true;
 	LIST_HEAD(cma_page_list);
 	long ret = nr_pages;
+	struct page *prev_head, *head;
 	struct migration_target_control mtc = {
 		.nid = NUMA_NO_NODE,
 		.gfp_mask = GFP_USER | __GFP_NOWARN,
 	};
 
 check_again:
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages;) {
-
-		struct page *head = compound_head(pages[i]);
-
-		/*
-		 * gup may start from a tail page. Advance step by the left
-		 * part.
-		 */
-		step = compound_nr(head) - (pages[i] - head);
+	prev_head = NULL;
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
+		head = compound_head(pages[i]);
+		if (head == prev_head)
+			continue;
+		prev_head = head;
 		/*
 		 * If we get a page from the CMA zone, since we are going to
 		 * be pinning these entries, we might as well move them out
@@ -1652,8 +1649,6 @@ check_again:
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		i += step;
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&cma_page_list)) {