diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index b3b74cc705ae..183694b80bcc 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -817,8 +817,28 @@ again:
 		}
 		else if (next)
 			vma_gap_update(next);
-		else
-			mm->highest_vm_end = end;
+		else {
+			/*
+			 * If remove_next == 2 we obviously can't
+			 * reach this path.
+			 *
+			 * If remove_next == 3 we can't reach this
+			 * path because pre-swap() next is always not
+			 * NULL. pre-swap() "next" is not being
+			 * removed and its next->vm_end is not altered
+			 * (and furthermore "end" already matches
+			 * next->vm_end in remove_next == 3).
+			 *
+			 * We reach this only in the remove_next == 1
+			 * case if the "next" vma that was removed was
+			 * the highest vma of the mm. However in such
+			 * case next->vm_end == "end" and the extended
+			 * "vma" has vma->vm_end == next->vm_end so
+			 * mm->highest_vm_end doesn't need any update
+			 * in remove_next == 1 case.
+			 */
+			VM_WARN_ON(mm->highest_vm_end != end);
+		}
 	}
 	if (insert && file)
 		uprobe_mmap(insert);