diff --git a/mm/mmu_context.c b/mm/mmu_context.c
index fd473b51c90372244c3acd1c9f1cffcb494cd451..ded9081f40219d888e48e41d4b665a712a188d28 100644
--- a/mm/mmu_context.c
+++ b/mm/mmu_context.c
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ void use_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 	task_lock(tsk);
 	active_mm = tsk->active_mm;
-	atomic_inc(&mm->mm_count);
+	if (active_mm != mm) {
+		atomic_inc(&mm->mm_count);
+		tsk->active_mm = mm;
+	}
 	tsk->mm = mm;
-	tsk->active_mm = mm;
 	switch_mm(active_mm, mm, tsk);
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 
-	mmdrop(active_mm);
+	if (active_mm != mm)
+		mmdrop(active_mm);
 }
 
 /*