diff --git a/mm/list_lru.c b/mm/list_lru.c
index c669d87001a63450de08d1170f7a097612267f4f..ba76428ceecea18d6eab5d88c457169559daade6 100644
--- a/mm/list_lru.c
+++ b/mm/list_lru.c
@@ -394,12 +394,6 @@ static void memcg_reparent_list_lru_node(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
 	int dst_idx = dst_memcg->kmemcg_id;
 	struct list_lru_one *src, *dst;
 
-	/*
-	 * If there is no lru entry in this nlru, we can skip it immediately.
-	 */
-	if (!READ_ONCE(nlru->nr_items))
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * Since list_lru_{add,del} may be called under an IRQ-safe lock,
 	 * we have to use IRQ-safe primitives here to avoid deadlock.