diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 283963032eff..9f3d4f84032b 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2193,6 +2193,8 @@ void __split_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	unsigned long haddr = address & HPAGE_PMD_MASK;
+	bool was_locked = false;
+	pmd_t _pmd;
 
 	mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(mm, haddr, haddr + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE);
 	ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pmd);
@@ -2202,11 +2204,32 @@ void __split_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 	 * pmd against. Otherwise we can end up replacing wrong page.
 	 */
 	VM_BUG_ON(freeze && !page);
-	if (page && page != pmd_page(*pmd))
-	        goto out;
+	if (page) {
+		VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageLocked(page));
+		was_locked = true;
+		if (page != pmd_page(*pmd))
+			goto out;
+	}
 
+repeat:
 	if (pmd_trans_huge(*pmd)) {
-		page = pmd_page(*pmd);
+		if (!page) {
+			page = pmd_page(*pmd);
+			if (unlikely(!trylock_page(page))) {
+				get_page(page);
+				_pmd = *pmd;
+				spin_unlock(ptl);
+				lock_page(page);
+				spin_lock(ptl);
+				if (unlikely(!pmd_same(*pmd, _pmd))) {
+					unlock_page(page);
+					put_page(page);
+					page = NULL;
+					goto repeat;
+				}
+				put_page(page);
+			}
+		}
 		if (PageMlocked(page))
 			clear_page_mlock(page);
 	} else if (!(pmd_devmap(*pmd) || is_pmd_migration_entry(*pmd)))
@@ -2214,6 +2237,8 @@ void __split_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 	__split_huge_pmd_locked(vma, pmd, haddr, freeze);
 out:
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
+	if (!was_locked && page)
+		unlock_page(page);
 	mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(mm, haddr, haddr + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE);
 }