diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 550228d983cc..fbd8c03f7b37 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
+static int apply_vma_lock_flags(unsigned long start, size_t len,
+				vm_flags_t flags)
 {
 	unsigned long nstart, end, tmp;
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * prev;
@@ -576,14 +577,11 @@ static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
 		prev = vma;
 
 	for (nstart = start ; ; ) {
-		vm_flags_t newflags;
+		vm_flags_t newflags = vma->vm_flags & ~VM_LOCKED;
+
+		newflags |= flags;
 
 		/* Here we know that  vma->vm_start <= nstart < vma->vm_end. */
-
-		newflags = vma->vm_flags & ~VM_LOCKED;
-		if (on)
-			newflags |= VM_LOCKED;
-
 		tmp = vma->vm_end;
 		if (tmp > end)
 			tmp = end;
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
 	return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
+static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, vm_flags_t flags)
 {
 	unsigned long locked;
 	unsigned long lock_limit;
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
 
 	/* check against resource limits */
 	if ((locked <= lock_limit) || capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
-		error = do_mlock(start, len, 1);
+		error = apply_vma_lock_flags(start, len, flags);
 
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	if (error)
@@ -641,6 +639,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
+{
+	return do_mlock(start, len, VM_LOCKED);
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(munlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -649,13 +652,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(munlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
 	start &= PAGE_MASK;
 
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	ret = do_mlock(start, len, 0);
+	ret = apply_vma_lock_flags(start, len, 0);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int do_mlockall(int flags)
+static int apply_mlockall_flags(int flags)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * prev = NULL;
 
@@ -663,6 +666,7 @@ static int do_mlockall(int flags)
 		current->mm->def_flags |= VM_LOCKED;
 	else
 		current->mm->def_flags &= ~VM_LOCKED;
+
 	if (flags == MCL_FUTURE)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -703,7 +707,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mlockall, int, flags)
 
 	if (!(flags & MCL_CURRENT) || (current->mm->total_vm <= lock_limit) ||
 	    capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
-		ret = do_mlockall(flags);
+		ret = apply_mlockall_flags(flags);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	if (!ret && (flags & MCL_CURRENT))
 		mm_populate(0, TASK_SIZE);
@@ -716,7 +720,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(munlockall)
 	int ret;
 
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	ret = do_mlockall(0);
+	ret = apply_mlockall_flags(0);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	return ret;
 }