diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 2532ec89f61b36..82074e819a8d4c 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ __maybe_unused struct page *try_grab_compound_head(struct page *page,
 	if (flags & FOLL_GET)
 		return try_get_compound_head(page, refs);
 	else if (flags & FOLL_PIN) {
-		int orig_refs = refs;
-
 		/*
 		 * Can't do FOLL_LONGTERM + FOLL_PIN gup fast path if not in a
 		 * right zone, so fail and let the caller fall back to the slow
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ __maybe_unused struct page *try_grab_compound_head(struct page *page,
 			page_ref_add(page, refs * (GUP_PIN_COUNTING_BIAS - 1));
 
 		mod_node_page_state(page_pgdat(page), NR_FOLL_PIN_ACQUIRED,
-				    orig_refs);
+				    refs);
 
 		return page;
 	}