diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 7ccea3e3e2164..b72d919ab13a2 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1088,17 +1088,13 @@ int copy_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, struct mm_struct *src_mm,
 	 * a page table.
 	 */
 	if (is_huge_zero_pmd(pmd)) {
-		struct page *zero_page;
 		/*
 		 * get_huge_zero_page() will never allocate a new page here,
 		 * since we already have a zero page to copy. It just takes a
 		 * reference.
 		 */
-		zero_page = mm_get_huge_zero_page(dst_mm);
-		set_huge_zero_page(pgtable, dst_mm, vma, addr, dst_pmd,
-				zero_page);
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		mm_get_huge_zero_page(dst_mm);
+		goto out_zero_page;
 	}
 
 	src_page = pmd_page(pmd);
@@ -1122,6 +1118,7 @@ int copy_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, struct mm_struct *src_mm,
 	get_page(src_page);
 	page_dup_rmap(src_page, true);
 	add_mm_counter(dst_mm, MM_ANONPAGES, HPAGE_PMD_NR);
+out_zero_page:
 	mm_inc_nr_ptes(dst_mm);
 	pgtable_trans_huge_deposit(dst_mm, dst_pmd, pgtable);