diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 66675eed67be6d76ea45294faf9bfe00568a2cd2..86eafd91c982348544a63eac18cf69ba533d190f 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -764,10 +764,7 @@ pmd_t maybe_pmd_mkwrite(pmd_t pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 
 static inline pmd_t mk_huge_pmd(struct page *page, pgprot_t prot)
 {
-	pmd_t entry;
-	entry = mk_pmd(page, prot);
-	entry = pmd_mkhuge(entry);
-	return entry;
+	return pmd_mkhuge(mk_pmd(page, prot));
 }
 
 static inline struct list_head *page_deferred_list(struct page *page)