diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index d97355b..ac5aeafae 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1787,16 +1787,6 @@
 	return tompol;
 }
 
-static int mpol_match_intent(const struct mempolicy *a,
-			     const struct mempolicy *b)
-{
-	if (a->flags != b->flags)
-		return 0;
-	if (!mpol_store_user_nodemask(a))
-		return 1;
-	return nodes_equal(a->w.user_nodemask, b->w.user_nodemask);
-}
-
 /* Slow path of a mempolicy comparison */
 int __mpol_equal(struct mempolicy *a, struct mempolicy *b)
 {
@@ -1804,8 +1794,12 @@
 		return 0;
 	if (a->mode != b->mode)
 		return 0;
-	if (a->mode != MPOL_DEFAULT && !mpol_match_intent(a, b))
+	if (a->flags != b->flags)
 		return 0;
+	if (mpol_store_user_nodemask(a))
+		if (!nodes_equal(a->w.user_nodemask, b->w.user_nodemask))
+			return 0;
+
 	switch (a->mode) {
 	case MPOL_BIND:
 		/* Fall through */