diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 30100fa..cef2c256 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2402,6 +2402,12 @@ static void __split_huge_page_tail(struct page *head, int tail,
 			 (1L << PG_unevictable) |
 			 (1L << PG_dirty)));
 
+	/* ->mapping in first tail page is compound_mapcount */
+	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(tail > 2 && page_tail->mapping != TAIL_MAPPING,
+			page_tail);
+	page_tail->mapping = head->mapping;
+	page_tail->index = head->index + tail;
+
 	/* Page flags must be visible before we make the page non-compound. */
 	smp_wmb();
 
@@ -2422,12 +2428,6 @@ static void __split_huge_page_tail(struct page *head, int tail,
 	if (page_is_idle(head))
 		set_page_idle(page_tail);
 
-	/* ->mapping in first tail page is compound_mapcount */
-	VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(tail > 2 && page_tail->mapping != TAIL_MAPPING,
-			page_tail);
-	page_tail->mapping = head->mapping;
-
-	page_tail->index = head->index + tail;
 	page_cpupid_xchg_last(page_tail, page_cpupid_last(head));
 
 	/*