diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index 2d1ffe3cf1ee..9c66e994540f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static inline void mapping_clear_unevictable(struct address_space *mapping)
 
 static inline int mapping_unevictable(struct address_space *mapping)
 {
-	if (likely(mapping))
+	if (mapping)
 		return test_bit(AS_UNEVICTABLE, &mapping->flags);
 	return !!mapping;
 }