diff --git a/mm/z3fold.c b/mm/z3fold.c
index 05bdf90646e7..6d3d3f698ebb 100644
--- a/mm/z3fold.c
+++ b/mm/z3fold.c
@@ -998,9 +998,11 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 	struct z3fold_header *zhdr;
 	struct page *page;
 	enum buddy bud;
+	bool page_claimed;
 
 	zhdr = handle_to_z3fold_header(handle);
 	page = virt_to_page(zhdr);
+	page_claimed = test_and_set_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private);
 
 	if (test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private)) {
 		/* if a headless page is under reclaim, just leave.
@@ -1008,7 +1010,7 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 		 * has not been set before, we release this page
 		 * immediately so we don't care about its value any more.
 		 */
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private)) {
+		if (!page_claimed) {
 			spin_lock(&pool->lock);
 			list_del(&page->lru);
 			spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
@@ -1044,13 +1046,15 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 		atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (test_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private)) {
+	if (page_claimed) {
+		/* the page has not been claimed by us */
 		z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(PageIsolated(page)) ||
 	    test_and_set_bit(NEEDS_COMPACTING, &page->private)) {
 		z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
+		clear_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (zhdr->cpu < 0 || !cpu_online(zhdr->cpu)) {
@@ -1060,10 +1064,12 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 		zhdr->cpu = -1;
 		kref_get(&zhdr->refcount);
 		do_compact_page(zhdr, true);
+		clear_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private);
 		return;
 	}
 	kref_get(&zhdr->refcount);
 	queue_work_on(zhdr->cpu, pool->compact_wq, &zhdr->work);
+	clear_bit(PAGE_CLAIMED, &page->private);
 	z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
 }