diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index e4683459ab26..8f13b26a5b93 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int trapno, int flags)
 	struct page *hpage;
 	int res;
 	unsigned int nr_pages;
+	unsigned long page_flags;
 
 	if (!sysctl_memory_failure_recovery)
 		panic("Memory failure from trap %d on page %lx", trapno, pfn);
@@ -1128,6 +1129,15 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int trapno, int flags)
 	 */
 	lock_page(hpage);
 
+	/*
+	 * We use page flags to determine what action should be taken, but
+	 * the flags can be modified by the error containment action.  One
+	 * example is an mlocked page, where PG_mlocked is cleared by
+	 * page_remove_rmap() in try_to_unmap_one(). So to determine page status
+	 * correctly, we save a copy of the page flags at this time.
+	 */
+	page_flags = p->flags;
+
 	/*
 	 * unpoison always clear PG_hwpoison inside page lock
 	 */
@@ -1186,12 +1196,19 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int trapno, int flags)
 	}
 
 	res = -EBUSY;
-	for (ps = error_states;; ps++) {
-		if ((p->flags & ps->mask) == ps->res) {
-			res = page_action(ps, p, pfn);
+	/*
+	 * The first check uses the current page flags which may not have any
+	 * relevant information. The second check with the saved page flagss is
+	 * carried out only if the first check can't determine the page status.
+	 */
+	for (ps = error_states;; ps++)
+		if ((p->flags & ps->mask) == ps->res)
 			break;
-		}
-	}
+	if (!ps->mask)
+		for (ps = error_states;; ps++)
+			if ((page_flags & ps->mask) == ps->res)
+				break;
+	res = page_action(ps, p, pfn);
 out:
 	unlock_page(hpage);
 	return res;