diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index c54e5dfa1962..bf7ae01fc93b 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -141,6 +141,31 @@ static inline bool mem_cgroup_disabled(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
+void __mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(struct page *page, bool *locked,
+					 unsigned long *flags);
+
+static inline void mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+					bool *locked, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
+		return;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	*locked = false;
+	return __mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(page, locked, flags);
+}
+
+void __mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+				unsigned long *flags);
+static inline void mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+					bool *locked, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
+		return;
+	if (*locked)
+		__mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(page, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 void mem_cgroup_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
 				 enum mem_cgroup_page_stat_item idx,
 				 int val);
@@ -341,6 +366,16 @@ mem_cgroup_print_oom_info(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+					bool *locked, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+					bool *locked, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void mem_cgroup_inc_page_stat(struct page *page,
 					    enum mem_cgroup_page_stat_item idx)
 {
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 8afed2819b8f..df1e180f6c30 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1910,32 +1910,59 @@ bool mem_cgroup_handle_oom(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t mask, int order)
  * If there is, we take a lock.
  */
 
+void __mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
+				bool *locked, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
+	struct page_cgroup *pc;
+
+	pc = lookup_page_cgroup(page);
+again:
+	memcg = pc->mem_cgroup;
+	if (unlikely(!memcg || !PageCgroupUsed(pc)))
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * If this memory cgroup is not under account moving, we don't
+	 * need to take move_lock_page_cgroup(). Because we already hold
+	 * rcu_read_lock(), any calls to move_account will be delayed until
+	 * rcu_read_unlock() if mem_cgroup_stealed() == true.
+	 */
+	if (!mem_cgroup_stealed(memcg))
+		return;
+
+	move_lock_mem_cgroup(memcg, flags);
+	if (memcg != pc->mem_cgroup || !PageCgroupUsed(pc)) {
+		move_unlock_mem_cgroup(memcg, flags);
+		goto again;
+	}
+	*locked = true;
+}
+
+void __mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(struct page *page, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	struct page_cgroup *pc = lookup_page_cgroup(page);
+
+	/*
+	 * It's guaranteed that pc->mem_cgroup never changes while
+	 * lock is held because a routine modifies pc->mem_cgroup
+	 * should take move_lock_page_cgroup().
+	 */
+	move_unlock_mem_cgroup(pc->mem_cgroup, flags);
+}
+
 void mem_cgroup_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
 				 enum mem_cgroup_page_stat_item idx, int val)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
 	struct page_cgroup *pc = lookup_page_cgroup(page);
-	bool need_unlock = false;
 	unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
 
 	if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
 		return;
-again:
-	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	memcg = pc->mem_cgroup;
 	if (unlikely(!memcg || !PageCgroupUsed(pc)))
-		goto out;
-	/* pc->mem_cgroup is unstable ? */
-	if (unlikely(mem_cgroup_stealed(memcg))) {
-		/* take a lock against to access pc->mem_cgroup */
-		move_lock_mem_cgroup(memcg, &flags);
-		if (memcg != pc->mem_cgroup || !PageCgroupUsed(pc)) {
-			move_unlock_mem_cgroup(memcg, &flags);
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			goto again;
-		}
-		need_unlock = true;
-	}
+		return;
 
 	switch (idx) {
 	case MEMCG_NR_FILE_MAPPED:
@@ -1950,11 +1977,6 @@ void mem_cgroup_update_page_stat(struct page *page,
 	}
 
 	this_cpu_add(memcg->stat->count[idx], val);
-
-out:
-	if (unlikely(need_unlock))
-		move_unlock_mem_cgroup(memcg, &flags);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index ebeb95e9150a..5b5ad584ffb7 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -1148,10 +1148,15 @@ void page_add_new_anon_rmap(struct page *page,
  */
 void page_add_file_rmap(struct page *page)
 {
+	bool locked;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(page, &locked, &flags);
 	if (atomic_inc_and_test(&page->_mapcount)) {
 		__inc_zone_page_state(page, NR_FILE_MAPPED);
 		mem_cgroup_inc_page_stat(page, MEMCG_NR_FILE_MAPPED);
 	}
+	mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(page, &locked, &flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1162,9 +1167,21 @@ void page_add_file_rmap(struct page *page)
  */
 void page_remove_rmap(struct page *page)
 {
+	bool anon = PageAnon(page);
+	bool locked;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * The anon case has no mem_cgroup page_stat to update; but may
+	 * uncharge_page() below, where the lock ordering can deadlock if
+	 * we hold the lock against page_stat move: so avoid it on anon.
+	 */
+	if (!anon)
+		mem_cgroup_begin_update_page_stat(page, &locked, &flags);
+
 	/* page still mapped by someone else? */
 	if (!atomic_add_negative(-1, &page->_mapcount))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Now that the last pte has gone, s390 must transfer dirty
@@ -1173,7 +1190,7 @@ void page_remove_rmap(struct page *page)
 	 * not if it's in swapcache - there might be another pte slot
 	 * containing the swap entry, but page not yet written to swap.
 	 */
-	if ((!PageAnon(page) || PageSwapCache(page)) &&
+	if ((!anon || PageSwapCache(page)) &&
 	    page_test_and_clear_dirty(page_to_pfn(page), 1))
 		set_page_dirty(page);
 	/*
@@ -1181,8 +1198,8 @@ void page_remove_rmap(struct page *page)
 	 * and not charged by memcg for now.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(PageHuge(page)))
-		return;
-	if (PageAnon(page)) {
+		goto out;
+	if (anon) {
 		mem_cgroup_uncharge_page(page);
 		if (!PageTransHuge(page))
 			__dec_zone_page_state(page, NR_ANON_PAGES);
@@ -1202,6 +1219,9 @@ void page_remove_rmap(struct page *page)
 	 * Leaving it set also helps swapoff to reinstate ptes
 	 * faster for those pages still in swapcache.
 	 */
+out:
+	if (!anon)
+		mem_cgroup_end_update_page_stat(page, &locked, &flags);
 }
 
 /*