diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index b8ce6f450956..cd65cb19c941 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -2791,6 +2791,7 @@ int hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	 * so no worry about deadlock.
 	 */
 	page = pte_page(entry);
+	get_page(page);
 	if (page != pagecache_page)
 		lock_page(page);
 
@@ -2822,6 +2823,7 @@ out_page_table_lock:
 	}
 	if (page != pagecache_page)
 		unlock_page(page);
+	put_page(page);
 
 out_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_instantiation_mutex);