diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index a492dd81cf56..4d0df8b8813f 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -1113,13 +1113,8 @@ long do_shmat(int shmid, char __user *shmaddr, int shmflg,
 		goto out;
 	else if ((addr = (ulong)shmaddr)) {
 		if (addr & (shmlba - 1)) {
-			/*
-			 * Round down to the nearest multiple of shmlba.
-			 * For sane do_mmap_pgoff() parameters, avoid
-			 * round downs that trigger nil-page and MAP_FIXED.
-			 */
-			if ((shmflg & SHM_RND) && addr >= shmlba)
-				addr &= ~(shmlba - 1);
+			if (shmflg & SHM_RND)
+				addr &= ~(shmlba - 1);  /* round down */
 			else
 #ifndef __ARCH_FORCE_SHMLBA
 				if (addr & ~PAGE_MASK)