diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index eaec3df82a2b..15b1fae57efe 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ again:			remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end);
 	 * lock may be shared between many sibling processes.  Skipping
 	 * the lock for brk adjustments makes a difference sometimes.
 	 */
-	if (vma->anon_vma && (insert || importer || start != vma->vm_start)) {
+	if (vma->anon_vma && (importer || start != vma->vm_start)) {
 		anon_vma = vma->anon_vma;
 		anon_vma_lock(anon_vma);
 	}