diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 90eef404ec2e..615d9743a3cb 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1771,12 +1771,9 @@ static void collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(address & ~HPAGE_PMD_MASK);
 #ifndef CONFIG_NUMA
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	VM_BUG_ON(!*hpage);
 	new_page = *hpage;
-	if (unlikely(mem_cgroup_newpage_charge(new_page, mm, GFP_KERNEL))) {
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		return;
-	}
 #else
 	VM_BUG_ON(*hpage);
 	/*
@@ -1791,22 +1788,26 @@ static void collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 */
 	new_page = alloc_hugepage_vma(khugepaged_defrag(), vma, address,
 				      node, __GFP_OTHER_NODE);
+
+	/*
+	 * After allocating the hugepage, release the mmap_sem read lock in
+	 * preparation for taking it in write mode.
+	 */
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	if (unlikely(!new_page)) {
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 		count_vm_event(THP_COLLAPSE_ALLOC_FAILED);
 		*hpage = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		return;
 	}
-	count_vm_event(THP_COLLAPSE_ALLOC);
-	if (unlikely(mem_cgroup_newpage_charge(new_page, mm, GFP_KERNEL))) {
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		put_page(new_page);
-		return;
-	}
 #endif
 
-	/* after allocating the hugepage upgrade to mmap_sem write mode */
-	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	count_vm_event(THP_COLLAPSE_ALLOC);
+	if (unlikely(mem_cgroup_newpage_charge(new_page, mm, GFP_KERNEL))) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+		put_page(new_page);
+#endif
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Prevent all access to pagetables with the exception of