1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 40b43f8740df..9f2b1173b1b1 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ static int mlock_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
 	}
 
 	start_pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vma->vm_mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
+	if (!start_pte) {
+		walk->action = ACTION_AGAIN;
+		return 0;
+	}
 	for (pte = start_pte; addr != end; pte++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		if (!pte_present(*pte))
 			continue;