diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 25934e7db3e1..37f969ec68fa 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -827,13 +827,12 @@ int user_shm_lock(size_t size, struct ucounts *ucounts)
 
 	locked = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	lock_limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
-	if (lock_limit == RLIM_INFINITY)
-		allowed = 1;
-	lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	if (lock_limit != RLIM_INFINITY)
+		lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
 	spin_lock(&shmlock_user_lock);
 	memlock = inc_rlimit_ucounts(ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, locked);
 
-	if (!allowed && (memlock == LONG_MAX || memlock > lock_limit) && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
+	if ((memlock == LONG_MAX || memlock > lock_limit) && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
 		dec_rlimit_ucounts(ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, locked);
 		goto out;
 	}