diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index 9055b5a84ec5614914ab19dc5ed54004a821370f..f0746753336546448a3512e297444fe3137f1c07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 */
 
 	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
-	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+	if (!(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR) && flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 			tsk->maj_flt++;
 			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,