diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 759deae4539a531824eb2986f5deed474a8436a6..c4071fa8e12a6b72628a5bb3a0d33ba2e2febce9 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1270,17 +1270,21 @@ struct vm_struct *remove_vm_area(const void *addr)
 	if (va && va->flags & VM_VM_AREA) {
 		struct vm_struct *vm = va->private;
 		struct vm_struct *tmp, **p;
-
-		vmap_debug_free_range(va->va_start, va->va_end);
-		free_unmap_vmap_area(va);
-		vm->size -= PAGE_SIZE;
-
+		/*
+		 * remove from list and disallow access to this vm_struct
+		 * before unmap. (address range confliction is maintained by
+		 * vmap.)
+		 */
 		write_lock(&vmlist_lock);
 		for (p = &vmlist; (tmp = *p) != vm; p = &tmp->next)
 			;
 		*p = tmp->next;
 		write_unlock(&vmlist_lock);
 
+		vmap_debug_free_range(va->va_start, va->va_end);
+		free_unmap_vmap_area(va);
+		vm->size -= PAGE_SIZE;
+
 		return vm;
 	}
 	return NULL;