diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d4096f4a5c1f..145f5181e4cd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2507,10 +2507,6 @@ void drain_all_pages(struct zone *zone)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!mm_percpu_wq))
 		return;
 
-	/* Workqueues cannot recurse */
-	if (current->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * Do not drain if one is already in progress unless it's specific to
 	 * a zone. Such callers are primarily CMA and memory hotplug and need