diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 3b5ff0087093..1fb2e0a6a55f 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,9 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
 			if (!PageReferenced(page) && pmd_young(old_pmd))
 				SetPageReferenced(page);
 			page_remove_rmap(page, true);
+			add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(page), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 			put_page(page);
+			return;
 		}
 		add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(page), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
 		return;