diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 70bd2951b68d..1091cb461747 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -277,17 +277,16 @@ static inline struct uffd_msg userfault_msg(unsigned long address,
  * hugepmd ranges.
  */
 static inline bool userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
-					 struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-					 unsigned long address,
-					 unsigned long flags,
-					 unsigned long reason)
+					      struct vm_fault *vmf,
+					      unsigned long reason)
 {
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma = vmf->vma;
 	pte_t *ptep, pte;
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	mmap_assert_locked(ctx->mm);
+	assert_fault_locked(vmf);
 
-	ptep = hugetlb_walk(vma, address, vma_mmu_pagesize(vma));
+	ptep = hugetlb_walk(vma, vmf->address, vma_mmu_pagesize(vma));
 	if (!ptep)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -308,10 +307,8 @@ static inline bool userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 }
 #else
 static inline bool userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
-					 struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-					 unsigned long address,
-					 unsigned long flags,
-					 unsigned long reason)
+					      struct vm_fault *vmf,
+					      unsigned long reason)
 {
 	return false;	/* should never get here */
 }
@@ -325,11 +322,11 @@ static inline bool userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
  * threads.
  */
 static inline bool userfaultfd_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
-					 unsigned long address,
-					 unsigned long flags,
+					 struct vm_fault *vmf,
 					 unsigned long reason)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = ctx->mm;
+	unsigned long address = vmf->address;
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	p4d_t *p4d;
 	pud_t *pud;
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ static inline bool userfaultfd_must_wait(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	pte_t ptent;
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	mmap_assert_locked(mm);
+	assert_fault_locked(vmf);
 
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, address);
 	if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
@@ -440,7 +437,7 @@ vm_fault_t handle_userfault(struct vm_fault *vmf, unsigned long reason)
 	 * Coredumping runs without mmap_lock so we can only check that
 	 * the mmap_lock is held, if PF_DUMPCORE was not set.
 	 */
-	mmap_assert_locked(mm);
+	assert_fault_locked(vmf);
 
 	ctx = vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx.ctx;
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -556,15 +553,12 @@ vm_fault_t handle_userfault(struct vm_fault *vmf, unsigned long reason)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->fault_pending_wqh.lock);
 
 	if (!is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
-		must_wait = userfaultfd_must_wait(ctx, vmf->address, vmf->flags,
-						  reason);
+		must_wait = userfaultfd_must_wait(ctx, vmf, reason);
 	else
-		must_wait = userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(ctx, vma,
-						       vmf->address,
-						       vmf->flags, reason);
+		must_wait = userfaultfd_huge_must_wait(ctx, vmf, reason);
 	if (is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
 		hugetlb_vma_unlock_read(vma);
-	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+	release_fault_lock(vmf);
 
 	if (likely(must_wait && !READ_ONCE(ctx->released))) {
 		wake_up_poll(&ctx->fd_wqh, EPOLLIN);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 0d16208178c7..c1db400e83cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ static inline void vma_end_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+/* WARNING! Can only be used if mmap_lock is expected to be write-locked */
 static bool __is_vma_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int *mm_lock_seq)
 {
 	mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
@@ -721,6 +722,12 @@ static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	VM_BUG_ON_VMA(!__is_vma_write_locked(vma, &mm_lock_seq), vma);
 }
 
+static inline void vma_assert_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	if (!rwsem_is_locked(&vma->vm_lock->lock))
+		vma_assert_write_locked(vma);
+}
+
 static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool detached)
 {
 	/* When detaching vma should be write-locked */
@@ -737,6 +744,14 @@ static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		mmap_read_unlock(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
 }
 
+static inline void assert_fault_locked(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+	if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK)
+		vma_assert_locked(vmf->vma);
+	else
+		mmap_assert_locked(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
+}
+
 struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					  unsigned long address);
 
@@ -762,6 +777,11 @@ static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	mmap_read_unlock(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
 }
 
+static inline void assert_fault_locked(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+	mmap_assert_locked(vmf->vma->vm_mm);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
 
 extern const struct vm_operations_struct vma_dummy_vm_ops;
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 5748a41c164c..2c6f45d18b73 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5471,14 +5471,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 * concurrent mremap() with MREMAP_DONTUNMAP could dissociate the VMA
 	 * from its anon_vma.
 	 */
-	if (vma_is_anonymous(vma) && !vma->anon_vma)
-		goto inval_end_read;
-
-	/*
-	 * Due to the possibility of userfault handler dropping mmap_lock, avoid
-	 * it for now and fall back to page fault handling under mmap_lock.
-	 */
-	if (userfaultfd_armed(vma))
+	if (unlikely(vma_is_anonymous(vma) && !vma->anon_vma))
 		goto inval_end_read;
 
 	/* Check since vm_start/vm_end might change before we lock the VMA */