diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 0ec6321e9887..e71b563cda7b 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -3895,7 +3895,7 @@ static int kswapd(void *p)
 					highest_zoneidx);
 
 		/* Read the new order and highest_zoneidx */
-		alloc_order = reclaim_order = READ_ONCE(pgdat->kswapd_order);
+		alloc_order = READ_ONCE(pgdat->kswapd_order);
 		highest_zoneidx = kswapd_highest_zoneidx(pgdat,
 							highest_zoneidx);
 		WRITE_ONCE(pgdat->kswapd_order, 0);