diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 1f78b73a0ca4..653f2dc03403 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3133,7 +3133,9 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 			if (!folio_test_referenced(folio) && pmd_young(old_pmd))
 				folio_set_referenced(folio);
 			folio_remove_rmap_pmd(folio, page, vma);
+			add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(folio), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 			folio_put(folio);
+			return;
 		}
 		add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(folio), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 		return;