diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 970e077019b7..1f78b73a0ca4 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3015,9 +3015,9 @@ static void __split_huge_pud_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pud_t *pud,
 	if (!folio_test_referenced(folio) && pud_young(old_pud))
 		folio_set_referenced(folio);
 	folio_remove_rmap_pud(folio, page, vma);
-	folio_put(folio);
 	add_mm_counter(vma->vm_mm, mm_counter_file(folio),
 		-HPAGE_PUD_NR);
+	folio_put(folio);
 }
 
 void __split_huge_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pud_t *pud,