diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 2f3aaeb34a42..3fa9bc8a67cf 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -521,10 +521,8 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *find_mergeable_vma(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	if (ksm_test_exit(mm))
 		return NULL;
-	vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
-	if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr)
-		return NULL;
-	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MERGEABLE) || !vma->anon_vma)
+	vma = vma_lookup(mm, addr);
+	if (!vma || !(vma->vm_flags & VM_MERGEABLE) || !vma->anon_vma)
 		return NULL;
 	return vma;
 }