diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 9aa09217fe20..0e9b32610655 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2127,9 +2127,7 @@ reuse:
 				balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(mapping);
 			}
 
-			/* file_update_time outside page_lock */
-			if (vma->vm_file)
-				file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
+			file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
 		}
 		put_page(dirty_page);
 		if (page_mkwrite) {
@@ -2971,8 +2969,7 @@ static int do_shared_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(mapping);
 	}
 
-	/* file_update_time outside page_lock */
-	if (vma->vm_file && !vma->vm_ops->page_mkwrite)
+	if (!vma->vm_ops->page_mkwrite)
 		file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
 
 	return ret;