diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index fafdb97adfad..acca3b1a068f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -2015,7 +2015,6 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
  */
 static u8 smc_compress_bufsize(int size, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 {
-	const unsigned int max_scat = SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC * PAGE_SIZE;
 	u8 compressed;
 
 	if (size <= SMC_BUF_MIN_SIZE)
@@ -2025,9 +2024,11 @@ static u8 smc_compress_bufsize(int size, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 	compressed = min_t(u8, ilog2(size) + 1,
 			   is_smcd ? SMCD_DMBE_SIZES : SMCR_RMBE_SIZES);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_NO_SG_CHAIN
 	if (!is_smcd && is_rmb)
 		/* RMBs are backed by & limited to max size of scatterlists */
-		compressed = min_t(u8, compressed, ilog2(max_scat >> 14));
+		compressed = min_t(u8, compressed, ilog2((SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC * PAGE_SIZE) >> 14));
+#endif
 
 	return compressed;
 }