diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
index fa7a38a30fc6..5adb86af35fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ static inline bool file_thp_enabled(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	inode = vma->vm_file->f_inode;
 
 	return (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR_FS)) &&
-	       (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC) &&
 	       !inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode);
 }