diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 102cc6fca3d393..b810fba0095d3c 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int kmem_cache_sanity_check(const char *name, size_t size)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SLUB) || !defined(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
 		if (!strcmp(s->name, name)) {
 			pr_err("%s (%s): Cache name already exists.\n",
 			       __func__, name);