diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 25a77c4fe4a0..18bc74dd0b72 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1909,6 +1909,7 @@ void zap_page_range_single(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	lru_add_drain();
 	mmu_notifier_range_init(&range, MMU_NOTIFY_CLEAR, 0, vma->vm_mm,
 				address, end);
+	mmap_read_lock(vma->vm_mm);
 	hugetlb_zap_begin(vma, &range.start, &range.end);
 	tlb_gather_mmu(&tlb, vma->vm_mm);
 	update_hiwater_rss(vma->vm_mm);
@@ -1921,6 +1922,7 @@ void zap_page_range_single(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(&range);
 	tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
 	hugetlb_zap_end(vma, details);
+	mmap_read_unlock(vma->vm_mm);
 }
 
 /**