diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index fb548e4..03d31a8 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1999,17 +1999,14 @@ void wakeup_kcompactd(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order, int classzone_idx)
 	if (pgdat->kcompactd_max_order < order)
 		pgdat->kcompactd_max_order = order;
 
-	/*
-	 * Pairs with implicit barrier in wait_event_freezable()
-	 * such that wakeups are not missed in the lockless
-	 * waitqueue_active() call.
-	 */
-	smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
-
 	if (pgdat->kcompactd_classzone_idx > classzone_idx)
 		pgdat->kcompactd_classzone_idx = classzone_idx;
 
-	if (!waitqueue_active(&pgdat->kcompactd_wait))
+	/*
+	 * Pairs with implicit barrier in wait_event_freezable()
+	 * such that wakeups are not missed.
+	 */
+	if (!wq_has_sleeper(&pgdat->kcompactd_wait))
 		return;
 
 	if (!kcompactd_node_suitable(pgdat))