diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 0b16cb4c517b..2454d39dc068 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ static void add_vma_to_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  */
 static void delete_vma_from_mm(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct vm_area_struct **pp;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 
@@ -769,12 +768,14 @@ static void delete_vma_from_mm(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 
 	/* remove from the MM's tree and list */
 	rb_erase(&vma->vm_rb, &mm->mm_rb);
-	for (pp = &mm->mmap; *pp; pp = &(*pp)->vm_next) {
-		if (*pp == vma) {
-			*pp = vma->vm_next;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+
+	if (vma->vm_prev)
+		vma->vm_prev->vm_next = vma->vm_next;
+	else
+		mm->mmap = vma->vm_next;
+
+	if (vma->vm_next)
+		vma->vm_next->vm_prev = vma->vm_prev;
 
 	vma->vm_mm = NULL;
 }