diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index ff62551eb3a1..839d4f1234ee 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (ia64_done_with_exception(regs))
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * Since we have no vma's for region 5, we might get here even if the address is
 	 * valid, due to the VHPT walker inserting a non present translation that becomes
@@ -242,6 +239,9 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 	if (REGION_NUMBER(address) == 5 && mapped_kernel_page_is_present(address))
 		return;
 
+	if (ia64_done_with_exception(regs))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Oops. The kernel tried to access some bad page. We'll have to terminate things
 	 * with extreme prejudice.