diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index f5c4a51eb42ea9ec97f460e14a11c24850de82be..c13f1cec9abb154e24296216d91d225d245166b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ int security_syslog(int type);
 int security_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
 int security_vm_enough_memory(long pages);
 int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages);
+int security_vm_enough_memory_kern(long pages);
 int security_bprm_alloc(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 void security_bprm_free(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 void security_bprm_apply_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int unsafe);
@@ -1820,6 +1821,11 @@ static inline int security_vm_enough_memory(long pages)
 	return cap_vm_enough_memory(current->mm, pages);
 }
 
+static inline int security_vm_enough_memory_kern(long pages)
+{
+	return cap_vm_enough_memory(current->mm, pages);
+}
+
 static inline int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
 	return cap_vm_enough_memory(mm, pages);
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 74f4d158022ec00ae1d405596fdbb5bb465c88b5..de14ac21e5b55d647fa732f5a6230ce2e2764824 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ int __vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin)
 
 	/* Don't let a single process grow too big:
 	   leave 3% of the size of this process for other processes */
-	allowed -= mm->total_vm / 32;
+	if (mm)
+		allowed -= mm->total_vm / 32;
 
 	/*
 	 * cast `allowed' as a signed long because vm_committed_space
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 2696b24f2bb37c427168655b8f690c46c931dcf6..7695dc850785e853f066e63992c242ffee14c30c 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,8 @@ int __vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin)
 
 	/* Don't let a single process grow too big:
 	   leave 3% of the size of this process for other processes */
-	allowed -= current->mm->total_vm / 32;
+	if (mm)
+		allowed -= mm->total_vm / 32;
 
 	/*
 	 * cast `allowed' as a signed long because vm_committed_space
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index d38d7e61fcd0bed76af19f52ac9fc03d3a9eb262..0ed075215e5f6e3e7905fdc4ac3f739062533b42 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ static inline struct shmem_sb_info *SHMEM_SB(struct super_block *sb)
  */
 static inline int shmem_acct_size(unsigned long flags, loff_t size)
 {
-	return (flags & VM_ACCOUNT)?
-		security_vm_enough_memory(VM_ACCT(size)): 0;
+	return (flags & VM_ACCOUNT) ?
+		security_vm_enough_memory_kern(VM_ACCT(size)) : 0;
 }
 
 static inline void shmem_unacct_size(unsigned long flags, loff_t size)
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ static inline void shmem_unacct_size(unsigned long flags, loff_t size)
  */
 static inline int shmem_acct_block(unsigned long flags)
 {
-	return (flags & VM_ACCOUNT)?
-		0: security_vm_enough_memory(VM_ACCT(PAGE_CACHE_SIZE));
+	return (flags & VM_ACCOUNT) ?
+		0 : security_vm_enough_memory_kern(VM_ACCT(PAGE_CACHE_SIZE));
 }
 
 static inline void shmem_unacct_blocks(unsigned long flags, long pages)
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 255b08559b2b62e057d5fda7a8b4396b2bdbb065..c0acfa7177e5d1a01d19375f94bfa1ff819637a3 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -198,14 +198,23 @@ int security_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
 
 int security_vm_enough_memory(long pages)
 {
+	WARN_ON(current->mm == NULL);
 	return security_ops->vm_enough_memory(current->mm, pages);
 }
 
 int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
+	WARN_ON(mm == NULL);
 	return security_ops->vm_enough_memory(mm, pages);
 }
 
+int security_vm_enough_memory_kern(long pages)
+{
+	/* If current->mm is a kernel thread then we will pass NULL,
+	   for this specific case that is fine */
+	return security_ops->vm_enough_memory(current->mm, pages);
+}
+
 int security_bprm_alloc(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	return security_ops->bprm_alloc_security(bprm);