diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 6ea4966a6334..d2a8889b4c58 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1222,10 +1222,10 @@ again:
 		}
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
 		page = __rmqueue(zone, order, migratetype);
-		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, -(1 << order));
 		spin_unlock(&zone->lock);
 		if (!page)
 			goto failed;
+		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, -(1 << order));
 	}
 
 	__count_zone_vm_events(PGALLOC, zone, 1 << order);