diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 0d944e92a43f..3b9cdb42e757 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -712,6 +712,23 @@ static __latent_entropy int dup_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		} else if (anon_vma_fork(tmp, mpnt))
 			goto fail_nomem_anon_vma_fork;
 		vm_flags_clear(tmp, VM_LOCKED_MASK);
+		/*
+		 * Copy/update hugetlb private vma information.
+		 */
+		if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(tmp))
+			hugetlb_dup_vma_private(tmp);
+
+		/*
+		 * Link the vma into the MT. After using __mt_dup(), memory
+		 * allocation is not necessary here, so it cannot fail.
+		 */
+		vma_iter_bulk_store(&vmi, tmp);
+
+		mm->map_count++;
+
+		if (tmp->vm_ops && tmp->vm_ops->open)
+			tmp->vm_ops->open(tmp);
+
 		file = tmp->vm_file;
 		if (file) {
 			struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -728,25 +745,9 @@ static __latent_entropy int dup_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Copy/update hugetlb private vma information.
-		 */
-		if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(tmp))
-			hugetlb_dup_vma_private(tmp);
-
-		/*
-		 * Link the vma into the MT. After using __mt_dup(), memory
-		 * allocation is not necessary here, so it cannot fail.
-		 */
-		vma_iter_bulk_store(&vmi, tmp);
-
-		mm->map_count++;
 		if (!(tmp->vm_flags & VM_WIPEONFORK))
 			retval = copy_page_range(tmp, mpnt);
 
-		if (tmp->vm_ops && tmp->vm_ops->open)
-			tmp->vm_ops->open(tmp);
-
 		if (retval) {
 			mpnt = vma_next(&vmi);
 			goto loop_out;