diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 8d770855b591..86a28c0e190f 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static inline bool can_change_pte_writable(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(!(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE) || pte_write(pte));
 
-	if (pte_protnone(pte) || !pte_dirty(pte))
+	if (pte_protnone(pte))
 		return false;
 
 	/* Do we need write faults for softdirty tracking? */
@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@ static inline bool can_change_pte_writable(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		 * the PT lock.
 		 */
 		page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, pte);
-		if (!page || !PageAnon(page) || !PageAnonExclusive(page))
-			return false;
+		return page && PageAnon(page) && PageAnonExclusive(page);
 	}
 
-	return true;
+	return pte_dirty(pte);
 }
 
 static unsigned long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,