diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 40ffc7f41b73..11cb1497f5ba 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3604,10 +3604,8 @@ __alloc_pages_may_oom(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	page = get_page_from_freelist((gfp_mask | __GFP_HARDWALL) &
 				      ~__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM, order,
 				      ALLOC_WMARK_HIGH|ALLOC_CPUSET, ac);
-	if (page) {
-		set_page_refcounted(page);
+	if (page)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	/* Coredumps can quickly deplete all memory reserves */
 	if (current->flags & PF_DUMPCORE)
@@ -3652,8 +3650,6 @@ __alloc_pages_may_oom(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_NOFAIL)
 			page = __alloc_pages_cpuset_fallback(gfp_mask, order,
 					ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS, ac);
-		if (page)
-			set_page_refcounted(page);
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&oom_lock);
@@ -4437,8 +4433,10 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 
 	/* Reclaim has failed us, start killing things */
 	page = __alloc_pages_may_oom(gfp_mask, order, ac, &did_some_progress);
-	if (page)
+	if (page) {
+		set_page_refcounted(page);
 		goto got_pg;
+	}
 
 	/* Avoid allocations with no watermarks from looping endlessly */
 	if (tsk_is_oom_victim(current) &&