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diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index e6ac0ef4c178..c4d3a3129fd5 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -1100,13 +1100,13 @@ isolate_migratepages_block(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long low_pfn,
bool migrate_dirty;
/*
- * Only pages without mappings or that have a
- * ->migrate_folio callback are possible to migrate
- * without blocking. However, we can be racing with
- * truncation so it's necessary to lock the page
- * to stabilise the mapping as truncation holds
- * the page lock until after the page is removed
- * from the page cache.
+ * Only folios without mappings or that have
+ * a ->migrate_folio callback are possible to
+ * migrate without blocking. However, we may
+ * be racing with truncation, which can free
+ * the mapping. Truncation holds the folio lock
+ * until after the folio is removed from the page
+ * cache so holding it ourselves is sufficient.
*/
if (!folio_trylock(folio))
goto isolate_fail_put;