diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 78a6928..b93fb54 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -1304,6 +1304,10 @@
 	int ret = SWAP_AGAIN;
 	enum ttu_flags flags = (enum ttu_flags)arg;
 
+	/* munlock has nothing to gain from examining un-locked vmas */
+	if ((flags & TTU_MUNLOCK) && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED))
+		goto out;
+
 	pte = page_check_address(page, mm, address, &ptl, 0);
 	if (!pte)
 		goto out;
@@ -1314,9 +1318,12 @@
 	 * skipped over this mm) then we should reactivate it.
 	 */
 	if (!(flags & TTU_IGNORE_MLOCK)) {
-		if (vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED)
-			goto out_mlock;
-
+		if (vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
+			/* Holding pte lock, we do *not* need mmap_sem here */
+			mlock_vma_page(page);
+			ret = SWAP_MLOCK;
+			goto out_unmap;
+		}
 		if (flags & TTU_MUNLOCK)
 			goto out_unmap;
 	}
@@ -1421,31 +1428,10 @@
 
 out_unmap:
 	pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
-	if (ret != SWAP_FAIL && !(flags & TTU_MUNLOCK))
+	if (ret != SWAP_FAIL && ret != SWAP_MLOCK && !(flags & TTU_MUNLOCK))
 		mmu_notifier_invalidate_page(mm, address);
 out:
 	return ret;
-
-out_mlock:
-	pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
-
-
-	/*
-	 * We need mmap_sem locking, Otherwise VM_LOCKED check makes
-	 * unstable result and race. Plus, We can't wait here because
-	 * we now hold anon_vma->rwsem or mapping->i_mmap_rwsem.
-	 * if trylock failed, the page remain in evictable lru and later
-	 * vmscan could retry to move the page to unevictable lru if the
-	 * page is actually mlocked.
-	 */
-	if (down_read_trylock(&vma->vm_mm->mmap_sem)) {
-		if (vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
-			mlock_vma_page(page);
-			ret = SWAP_MLOCK;
-		}
-		up_read(&vma->vm_mm->mmap_sem);
-	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
 bool is_vma_temporary_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma)