diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index bb0b7c128015..06de5aa4d644 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1872,8 +1872,7 @@ static int hugetlb_sysctl_handler_common(bool obey_mempolicy,
 	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!write)
-		tmp = h->max_huge_pages;
+	tmp = h->max_huge_pages;
 
 	if (write && h->order >= MAX_ORDER)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1938,8 +1937,7 @@ int hugetlb_overcommit_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!write)
-		tmp = h->nr_overcommit_huge_pages;
+	tmp = h->nr_overcommit_huge_pages;
 
 	if (write && h->order >= MAX_ORDER)
 		return -EINVAL;