diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index fee2132025f5..b74e012f2c82 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -4412,7 +4412,7 @@ static bool try_to_inc_max_seq(struct lruvec *lruvec, unsigned long max_seq,
 	 * handful of PTEs. Spreading the work out over a period of time usually
 	 * is less efficient, but it avoids bursty page faults.
 	 */
-	if (!force_scan && !(arch_has_hw_pte_young() && get_cap(LRU_GEN_MM_WALK))) {
+	if (!arch_has_hw_pte_young() || !get_cap(LRU_GEN_MM_WALK)) {
 		success = iterate_mm_list_nowalk(lruvec, max_seq);
 		goto done;
 	}