diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 1d7693c35424..59ccf455fcbd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3981,7 +3981,6 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	 * orientated.
 	 */
 	if (!(alloc_flags & ALLOC_CPUSET) || reserve_flags) {
-		ac->zonelist = node_zonelist(numa_node_id(), gfp_mask);
 		ac->preferred_zoneref = first_zones_zonelist(ac->zonelist,
 					ac->high_zoneidx, ac->nodemask);
 	}