diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index fa08f3cf0f22..3c258f8eb9ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1606,8 +1606,10 @@ static inline void pgtable_init(void)
 
 static inline bool pgtable_page_ctor(struct page *page)
 {
+	if (!ptlock_init(page))
+		return false;
 	inc_zone_page_state(page, NR_PAGETABLE);
-	return ptlock_init(page);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline void pgtable_page_dtor(struct page *page)