diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 36db012b38dd..88e708be1f64 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ static struct page *alloc_huge_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return page;
 
 fail:
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE)
+		resv_huge_pages++;
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	return NULL;
 }