diff --git a/mm/vma.c b/mm/vma.c
index 7374c04eee9b..53f4d0efce4d 100644
--- a/mm/vma.c
+++ b/mm/vma.c
@@ -427,10 +427,12 @@ void remove_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool unreachable)
 	if (vma->vm_file)
 		fput(vma->vm_file);
 	mpol_put(vma_policy(vma));
-	if (unreachable)
+	if (unreachable) {
+		vma_mark_detached(vma);
 		__vm_area_free(vma);
-	else
+	} else {
 		vm_area_free(vma);
+	}
 }
 
 /*