diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 1ee0e8265888..b8c15d572f2d 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -934,19 +934,13 @@ static const char *page_bad_reason(struct page *page, unsigned long flags)
 	return bad_reason;
 }
 
-static void free_page_is_bad_report(struct page *page)
-{
-	bad_page(page,
-		 page_bad_reason(page, PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE));
-}
-
 static inline bool free_page_is_bad(struct page *page)
 {
 	if (likely(page_expected_state(page, PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE)))
 		return false;
 
 	/* Something has gone sideways, find it */
-	free_page_is_bad_report(page);
+	bad_page(page, page_bad_reason(page, PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE));
 	return true;
 }