1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
index 6a78a2d776a9..e7df5ef3877a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ retry:
 		}
 	}
 
+bad_area:
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+
 	/*
 	 * Major/minor page fault accounting
 	 * (in case of retry we only land here once)
@@ -170,13 +173,9 @@ retry:
 		}
 
 		/* Normal return path: fault Handled Gracefully */
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 		return;
 	}
 
-bad_area:
-	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-
 	if (!user_mode(regs))
 		goto no_context;